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| UPDATE 1 at 9:15 p.m. EDT |
Alleged shooter in custody after firing weapon at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
[IsraelTimes] An alleged shooter is in custody after shots were fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington, witnesses and reporters confirm after the president was evacuated.
| Not merely alleged, then, though that’s the convention until a jury has rendered its verdict. |
Loud bangs were heard and guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents’ Dinner scrambled to hide under tables.
Tactical teams with guns drawn took position on the stage where Trump had been sitting before he was evacuated.
Police are swarming the Washington Hilton Hotel where the event was taking place, and helicopters hover overhead.
The pool report says the alleged shooter is in custody, citing the Secret Service.
Both Trump and Vice President JD Vance are unharmed, reports say.
UPDATE II:
| UPDATE III: Wannabe assassin identified as Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, a teacher with an MS in computer science. |
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