White House dinner shooting LIVE: ‘Get down, get down!’ Trump and Melania rushed to safety as shots fired
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were quickly escorted out of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents after a loud, unexplained noise was heard. A suspect in the incident was taken into custody and is alive.
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were rushed to safety by Secret Service agents during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night after a loud, unidentified noise. A freelance photographer reported hearing four to six loud bangs elsewhere in the hotel. The event was disrupted, with guests ducking for cover and waitstaff hurrying to the front of the dining hall. A suspect was taken into custody and is alive, according to sources. Trump posted on Truth Social that the Secret Service and law enforcement acted 'quickly and bravely' and that the shooter had been apprehended. The dinner was held at the Hilton hotel, which remains open to regular guests during the event.
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