A new date has been set for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was cancelled after a gunman attempted to breach the event and fired several shots at a security checkpoint.

The annual confab of politicos and journalistserupted in chaoson April 25 when a gunman fired several shots. Secret Service whisked PresidentDonald Trump, First LadyMelania Trump, and Vice PresidentJD Vanceout of the room, and all Cabinet members were safely evacuated as well.

A California man, 31-year-oldCole Tomas Allen, was quickly apprehended by Secret Service and arrested. Allen has beenchargedwiththree federal crimes: an attempt to carry out a political assassination, transporting a firearm across state lines, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and is facing a potential maximum sentence of life in prison.

Shortly before the shooting, Allen allegedly sent amanifestohe had written to family members in which he mocked the WHCD event security as exhibiting a “level of incompetence” that he called “insane,” as well as a detailed discussion of why he considered Trump and other high-ranking administration officials to be valid “targets,” referring to the president as “a pedophile, rapist, and traitor.”

There was initially some discussion about resuming the dinner that evening, but White House Correspondents’ Association PresidentWeijia Jiangsoon announced that the decision had been made to cancel and reschedule for a later date.

Semafor media editorMaxwell Tanireported Tuesday that Jiang had emailed WHCA members to announce a new date for the rescheduled dinner of June 24.

In an email to members, WHCD President Weijia Jiang says the WHCD is back on for July 24.pic.twitter.com/l8PKtIoI2c

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The text of the email read as follows:

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has served as a celebration of a free press and the vital role of journalism in our democracy for over a century. When gunfire interrupted this year’s event, it further clarified the WHCA’s mission to advocate for the freedoms that are protected in the First Amendment. We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on the 250th anniversary of America and everything we stand for.

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