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shooting in the White House correspondents’ gala has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) and many other senior administration
gala event after an armed man stormed the lobby and opened fire. The suspect was arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton hotel and taken into custody
gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence Ahead of this year’s 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
gala, being held at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening. The president later called the [incident](/news/liveblog/2026/4/26/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-talks-under-siege-trump-cancels-envoys-trip) an attack by a “would-be assassin”. Security personnel shot at the suspect after he forced