Overview
- Attendees, including President Trump, evacuated a Washington hotel on Saturday night after multiple gunshot sounds were reported near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, and officials reported no injuries.
- Trump posted on his social platform that a person who fired near the venue had been arrested, a claim that preceded wider law‑enforcement confirmation as the investigation continued.
- Wire reports described 4 to 6 shots heard at the hotel but not inside the ballroom, and the vice president was also reported safe as guests sheltered or moved outside.
- In a separate case in Fukuoka, police confirmed an April 24 assault in a seaside park where a man slapped an elementary school boy and urged the public to look for a suspect in a black short‑sleeve shirt, a hat, a red neck lanyard, and carrying multiple bags.
- In MLB action on Saturday, Toronto’s Kazuma Okamoto hit his second straight homer in a 5–3 win, Chicago’s Seiya Suzuki homered off Los Angeles starter Roki Sasaki, and Sasaki earned his first major‑league win despite allowing four runs.