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What We Know About the Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A gunman carrying multiple weapons attempted to break into the dinner that President Trump was attending. Police have taken a suspect into custody.
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A law enforcement officer took up a position after gunfire was heard at the Washington Hilton on Saturday.
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Jin Yu Young
April 26, 2026,
5:19 a.m. ET
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The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, held to celebrate press freedom, quickly descended into panic on Saturday evening when a man carrying multiple weapons charged past a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton and exchanged fire with law enforcement officials before being taken into custody.
President Trump, attending the dinner
for the first time
in either of his terms, said he heard a loud noise toward the back of the ballroom before a Secret Service agent shouted “Shots fired.” Agents rushed to the president and escorted him and the first lady out.
The suspect was identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif. by law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to disclose the information. They did not disclose a motive.
Mr. Trump has had attempts on his life before. In July, 2024, his ear was
grazed by a bullet
in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. Months later, a federal agent
fired on an armed man
at Mr. Trump’s Florida golf club.
What happened?
Around 8 p.m., minutes after the event began, a gunman
charged past a security checkpoint
at the Washington Hilton, according to a security video posted by Mr. Trump.
In the video, law enforcement officials are seen chasing him as tuxedoed agents draw their guns and
run toward the ballroom
.
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