In pictures: How the shooting at White House correspondents' dinner unfolded
In pictures: How the shooting at White House correspondents' dinner unfolded
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A gunman fired shots in the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, causing United States President Donald Trump and his cabinet to be rushed out before the suspect was taken into custody.
Here is a timeline of the incident and its immediate aftermath.
Around 8:35pm ET (5:35am PKT on Sunday): Guests at the Washington Hilton dinner took cover when shots were heard, video footage showed.
Soon after, Secret Service agents rushed towards Trump, escorting the president and his cabinet from the ballroom.
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. — AFP
As the suspect ran through that checkpoint, Secret Service members intercepted him.
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. — AFP
Guests head back to White House following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25. — Reuters
“We do know that law enforcement exchanged gunfire with the individual. … The suspect in this case, he was not struck by gunfire,” Carroll said.
“Law enforcement … they actually tackled him into the ground and handcuffed him.”
Guests take cover after U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents when a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel outside the room, in Washington, DC, US April 25. — Reuters
Guests embrace following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC, US, April 25. — Reuters
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. — AFP
US President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, DC, US, April 25. — Reuters
First lady Melania Trump looks on next to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as US President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House on April 25. — Reuters
Trump and other law enforcement officials said preliminary information suggested the suspect was a lone shooter.
US President Donald Trump speaks next to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel at a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25. — Reuters
FBI agents enter the residence area associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., in Torrance, California, US. on April 25,. — Reuters
FBI agents point a spotlight at a window of the residence associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC, in Torrance, California, US, April 25. — Reuters
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