Photos: Gunman targets White House Correspondents' dinner
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White House Correspondents' dinner This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles shows a phone with a Truth Social post by US President Donald Trump displaying an image of the alleged suspect in a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on the ground after being apprehended on April 25, 2026. US Secret Service agents bundled Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out Saturday evening at a media gala, in what the president later described as an attack by a "would-be assassin." Armed guards opened fire at the gunman who charged through security screening just outside the ballroom of the hotel, where Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, many senior government officials and hundreds of other black-tie guests had gathered. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP via Getty Images) (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Association, at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. The president is making his first appearance at the event which he has shunned in the past. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner Agents draw their guns after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. President Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner A screen grab taken from a video filmed by an AFP reporter shows armed agents moving to the stage after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. Shots were fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters confirmed. Loud bangs were heard and guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents' Dinner scrambled to hide under tables. (Photo by Danny KEMP and AFPTV teams / AFP via Getty Images) (DANNY KEMP,AFPTV TEAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner A screen grab taken from a video filmed by an AFP reporter shows an armed agent climbing over chairs as they move to the stage after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. Shots were fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters confirmed. Loud bangs were heard and guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents' Dinner scrambled to hide under tables. (Photo by Danny KEMP and AFPTV teams / AFP via Getty Images) (DANNY KEMP,AFPTV TEAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner US President Trump posted to social media a photo of law enforcement detaining a suspect following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., United States, on the night of April 25, 2026. The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was taken into custody immediately following the disturbance at the high-profile event. (Photo by US President Trump via Truth Social/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner TOPSHOT - US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rushed out by Secret Service agents after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. President Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (C) listens as White House Correspondents Association President and CBS Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang comes back to the stage to speak after a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, were evacuated from the Washington Hilton after a shooting incident. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: White House Correspondents Association President and CBS Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang steps away from the podium after coming back to the stage to speak following a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, were evacuated from the Washington Hilton after a shooting incident. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Bloomberg White House Correspondent Courtney Subramanian (C) and others work from the ballroom following a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, was evacuated from the Washington Hilton after a shooting incident. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Weijia Jiang, Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News and president of the White House Correspondents Association, speaks on the phone as she awaits the start of a President Donald Trump press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Trump is making a statement after the cancellation of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner due to a possible shooting. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: DC Fire and EMS units arrive at the Washington Hilton Hotel where shots were fired near the White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Law enforcement surrounds the Washington Hilton Hotel where shots were fired near the White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: FBI and Homeland Security officers surround the Washington Hilton Hotel where shots were fired near the White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: President Trump evacuates the Washington Hilton in the Presidential Motorcade during The White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunshots rang out on April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, was evacuated from the Washington Hilton after what sounded like gunfire. According to the FBI’s Washington field office, a 'subject' is in custody. (Photo by Luke Johnson/Getty Images) (Luke Johnson/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Law enforcement surrounds the Washington Hilton Hotel where shots were fired near the White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: DC Fire and EMS units arrive at the Washington Hilton Hotel where shots were fired near the White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: FBI tactical agents leave on a vehicle after entering a house believed to be linked to the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on April 26, 2026 in Torrance, California. U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other cabinet officials were rushed out of the hotel during the event when a gunman shot a U.S. Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint inside. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: FBI tactical agents leave on a vehicle after entering a house believed to be linked to the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on April 26, 2026 in Torrance, California. U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other cabinet officials were rushed out of the hotel during the event when a gunman shot a U.S. Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint inside. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: FBI tactical agents leave on a vehicle after entering a house believed to be linked to the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on April 26, 2026 in Torrance, California. U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other cabinet officials were rushed out of the hotel during the event when a gunman shot a U.S. Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint inside. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Trump is making a statement after the cancellation of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner due to a possible shooting. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' dinner WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is making a statement after the cancellation of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner due to a possible shooting.(Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
