This is the moment an armed suspect charged a security checkpoint at theWhite HouseCorrespondents Dinner, where PresidentDonald Trumpwas in attendance, before being shot.
The assailant, who opened fire near the Hilton hotel screening area, was quickly apprehended. The president, first lady and “all protectees” are safe, theSecret Servicesaid in a statement.
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The shooter has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance, California, according toThe New York Times, citing two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.
President Trump posted video of the security footage on Truth Social and praised the response of the Secret Service at a press conference at the White House.
