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White House correspondents’ dinner shooting latest: Trump unharmed and suspect in custody after attack at Washington Hilton
TL;DR
A shooting occurred at the White House correspondents' dinner, with Donald Trump and Melania Trump evacuated safely. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, is in custody following the incident.
Key points
- Shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner
- Donald Trump and Melania Trump evacuated safely
- Suspect Cole Tomas Allen in custody
- Guests hid under tables during the chaos
- Incident occurred at Washington Hilton
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A suspect is in custody following a shooting incident at last night’s White House correspondents’ dinner.
Donald Trump and and wife Melania Trump were rushed out of the event at the Washington Hilton, the hotel where former president Ronald Reagan was shot in an attempted assassination in 1981.
Hundreds of guests, dressed in their black-tie best, hid under tables as US Secret Service agents with guns drawn rushed reporters out of the room and mentioned “shots fired”.
The suspect was identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, the Associated Press reported, citing two law enforcement officials. Trump posted on Truth Social two photos of the purported suspect, shirtless and facedown on the ground.
At a briefing in the press room not long after the event, Trump described the Washington Hilton as “not a particularly secure building” and argued for the merits of the construction of a ballroom at the White House. “This is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we’re planning at the White House. It’s actually a larger room, and it’s much more secure.”
Trump posted on Truth Social that he hoped to reschedule the dinner in the next 30 days.
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Q&A
What happened at the White House correspondents' dinner?
A shooting incident occurred, prompting the evacuation of Donald Trump and Melania Trump, while guests hid under tables.
Who is the suspect in the White House correspondents' dinner shooting?
The suspect is Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, who is now in custody.
What is the significance of the location where the shooting happened?
The shooting took place at the Washington Hilton, the same venue where former president Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
