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Shooter Opens Fire, Trump Evacuated; Dinner Rescheduled

4/26/2026

Summary

Story summary

A shooter opened fire near the hotel’s main magnetometer screening area, evacuating President Donald Trump and leading to the suspect’s detention.
A law-enforcement officer was hit in a vest and is expected to recover.
President Donald Trump said the dinner will be rescheduled within 30 days and he will brief the press from White House.
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries thanked law-enforcement officials for their response.

History

Historical Context

The March 30, 1981, assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan—when John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots, wounding press secretary James Brady, officer Thomas Delahanty, Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy and Reagan—triggered sweeping security upgrades. That precedent of incident-driven reforms resurfaced after the recent magnetometer-area shooting that injured a law-enforcement officer and forced President Donald Trump’s evacuation, prompting fresh protective reviews.

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Story summary

A shooter opened fire near the hotel’s main magnetometer screening area, evacuating President Donald Trump and leading to the suspect’s detention.
A law-enforcement officer was hit in a vest and is expected to recover.
President Donald Trump said the dinner will be rescheduled within 30 days and he will brief the press from White House.
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries thanked law-enforcement officials for their response.

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