Security footage from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner captures the chaotic moments when gunshots rang out, triggering panic among attendees and an immediate security response. The visual was shared by US President Donald Trump.
The footage captures the response of the Secret Service to the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC. It showed agents standing guard at the venue respond swiftly to a situation unfolding out of the camera’s view. Check Live UpdatesHere
President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a shooting incident outside the ballroom.
One law enforcement official said a gunman had opened fire. A law enforcement officer was shot in the bullet-resistant vest but is expected to be OK, one officer told The Associated Press. The FBI said a suspect was in custody. The suspected shooter in the firing incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been identified by Fox News as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen from California. His picture was posted by Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social.
The Secret Service and other authorities swarmed the banquet hall at the Washington Hilton as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds. Audible gasps echoed through the ballroom as guests realised something was happening. Hundreds of journalists got on phones to call in information.
Some in the crowd reported hearing what they believed to be five to eight shots fired. The banquet hall — where hundreds of prominent journalists, celebrities and national leaders were awaiting Trump’s remarks — was immediately evacuated. Members of the National Guard took up position inside the building as people were allowed to leave but not immediately reenter. Security outside was also extremely tight.
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