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Gunfire Hits White House Correspondents' Dinner; Suspect Arrested

4/26/2026

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Reporters Dive Under Tables

Journalists at the Washington Hilton dove under banquet tables as gunshots rang out, triggering a chaotic evacuation.
A 30-year-old suspect was arrested after firing a shotgun at a Secret Service agent during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Secret Service agents brandished weapons while shielding President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
Attendees described terror as reporters hid under tables amid the gunfire.

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Secret Service Survives

A 31-year-old Los Angeles suspect detained at the Washington Hilton was shown dead in police photographs.
Gunfire erupted at the White House dinner, prompting evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania, Vice President JD Vance.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered outside the Hilton, displaying signs that read “Media lies, Gaza dies.”
A Secret Service agent was struck by gunfire, but his bullet-proof vest prevented injury.

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Reporters Dive Under Tables

Journalists at the Washington Hilton dove under banquet tables as gunshots rang out, triggering a chaotic evacuation.
A 30-year-old suspect was arrested after firing a shotgun at a Secret Service agent during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Secret Service agents brandished weapons while shielding President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
Attendees described terror as reporters hid under tables amid the gunfire.

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