Overview
- At the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, reported gunfire near the ballroom sent the White House Correspondents’ Dinner into lockdown as Secret Service rushed President Trump and the first lady to safety.
- Authorities said a suspect was stopped at or near a security checkpoint, with accounts differing on whether the person was taken into custody or shot.
- Trump and the Secret Service said a protective officer was hit but a ballistic vest stopped the round, and the agent is expected to be okay.
- The White House Correspondents’ Association first told guests the program would resume, then moved to reschedule as the Secret Service, FBI, and D.C. police opened an investigation into the breach.
- Hundreds of attendees ducked under tables while agents with rifles secured the room at the Washington Hilton, a venue already tied to presidential security history after Ronald Reagan was shot there in 1981.