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Gunman Shoots Secret Service Agent at Trump-Headlined Dinner

4/26/2026

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A gunman bypassed a security checkpoint, entered a hallway at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and opened fire, wounding a Secret Service agent before being tackled.
Hundreds of Secret Service and other law-enforcement agents protected the event, which President Donald Trump headlined.
President Trump praised first responders and said the hotel venue was not especially secure.

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Story summary

A gunman bypassed a security checkpoint, entered a hallway at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and opened fire, wounding a Secret Service agent before being tackled.
Hundreds of Secret Service and other law-enforcement agents protected the event, which President Donald Trump headlined.
President Trump praised first responders and said the hotel venue was not especially secure.