The White House Correspondence Dinner in Washington, D.C. Saturday night ended abruptly as an armed man charged into the building shooting before being stopped by the Secret Service.
Below is a recap of the events from multiple sources collected by AI:
-The shooting occurred around 8:40 EDT outside the Ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel.
-The gunman, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, was detained on site. One officer was reported as injured but is expected to recover.
-President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance were among the officials in attendance as were many cabinet officials and members of the White House Media Corps. President Trump or any officials are reported to have been injured in this incident.
-Allen is alleged to have made many radical statements recently according to family members. He was reported to have traveled by train from California to Washington in the last few days.
-Charges are expected to be filed on Monday against Allen.
More coverage of this incident can be found on our media partner's Ozarks First Website.
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