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shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner on Saturday. **Andrew Harnik/Getty Images** Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Hours after a gunman attempted to breach the White House Correspondents' Dinner, details are slowly emerging about
shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening. President Trump and other administration officials were rushed out, and a suspect was arrested. **Andrew Harnik/Getty Images** Andrew Harnik/Getty
White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton hotel and taken into custody. US media identified him as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance in California. Acting Attorney General Todd
shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is [due to appear in court later today](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-motive). He is expected
White House correspondents’ dinner last month. Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said the shooting occurred after plainclothes agents identified a “suspicious individual” they believed was carrying a firearm. Agents briefly followed
White House Correspondents’ Association dinner when shots rang out. A gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton hotel Saturday night, though he did not breach the basement-level ballroom where Trump was sitting
White House Correspondents' Dinner](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118807/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) in Washington, allegedly targeting administration officials. Trump has survived two previous assassination attempts, and Justice Department officials stressed this week that it takes all such threats seriously
shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5184x5184+1296+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2Fee%2F1ceef07f47ef965e762ea67e6591%2Fap26116190410897.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5801476/whca-dinner-security-secret-service-president-trump) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Here's a look inside security at the White House Correspondents' Association
shooting suspect to face criminal charges The suspected gunman who tried to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was expected to appear in federal court to face criminal charges on Monday. The alleged shooter, identified
shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. We are relieved that President Trump @realDonaldTrump, Vice President Vance @JDVance and First Lady are safe," he said. "We strongly condemn all forms of violence which
targeting her as the debate over free speech, polarising rhetoric and political violence grows louder in the United States. Trump on Monday accused the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! of deepening “the political sickness within
shooting at a Washington media dinner on Saturday would not divert him from the war on Iran. “It’s not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. I don’t know
shooting and a transatlantic alliance showing fresh signs of strain. British flags could be seen lining lamp-posts outside the White House, where Donald Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, were [set to host
White House correspondents’ dinner when a news alert flashed on his phone. He said he then began watching television coverage of the shooting, which required the Secret Service to evacuate Trump, Melania Trump and several
White House World Cup task force said events in Washington DC were a "sobering reminder of the unpredictable threats facing our nation". Giuliani added: "The swift response by law enforcement and Secret Service agents saved
White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., in Torrance, California, U.S., April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reuters_69edb12a-1777185066.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C514&quality=80) People in the neighbourhood look on as police stand on the corner outside the residence
shooting incident in Washington DC](/news/2026/4/26/washington-shooting-is-trump-safe-what-we-know-so-far) on Saturday night. Here is what we know: ## When are King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving in the US? The royals arrive in the US on Monday, April
White House announced that Witkoff and Kushner would travel to Pakistan on Saturday morning. - **Deadlocked negotiations:** The trips come amid uncertainty over whether Iran will participate in renewed negotiations. - **Hormuz ‘must reopen’:** The Strait
White House correspondents’ dinner, conversations [centered on](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) the role of the media and freedom of the press as journalists prepared to dine with the president. Instead of a speech stacked with heated
White House correspondents’ association dinner](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-suspect-court) was being held and fired a shotgun outside the doors leading into the ballroom where the US president, first lady Melania Trump and several cabinet members were