U.S. President Donald Trump was on Saturday night evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner party after an unfortunate shooting incident.
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby of the Washington Hilton hotel venue of the high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders.
The gunman was rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody.
The president was uninjured and was hustled away.
Guests went diving under tables as the scene unfolded and some reported hearing shots outside the vast subterranean ballroom in the hotel.
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 okay, the Associated Press reported.
The shooting suspect was identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California.
Security footage posted by Trump shows a man sprinting through the metal detectors and past law enforcement, who turn toward him with guns raised. Officers then swarm toward the man off-screen.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the suspect is being charged preliminarily with two charges related to using a firearm and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon, but others could be filed later.
The dinner was immediately after cancelled.
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