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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 the man and called
Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, the scene was painfully familiar. Shots fired, confusion and panic, and a sense that the normal order of things had been violently interrupted. Erika Kirk, whose husband, the conservative
shooting Donald Trump spoke with CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell in an interview that aired [Sunday night on 60 Minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIOvAl8u1xs) describing his ordeal at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner when shots
Correspondents’ Association dinner had been successful in detaining the suspect before he could do further harm. The attacker was successfully brought to the ground, with the only injury to attendees being one law enforcement officer
correspondents’ association dinner?** The annual event is a tradition that dates back to the 1920s, and is a fixture in the US political calendar. Most presidents have attended at least one, and often make self
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 already seated
Correspondents’ Association dinner was [targeting Trump](/news/2026/4/26/trump-his-administration-likely-targets-at-media-dinner-us-official) and members of his administration. The suspect — who was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives — rushed a US Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton
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
Correspondents Dinner, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche [announced a series of changes](https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform) to repeal or alter existing firearms regulations. He was joined by Robert Cekada, newly confirmed as head of the Bureau