President Donald Trump briefed the press Saturday night following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, prompting Secret Service to evacuate the president and other dignitaries from the area.
Trump said a sole gunman rushed Secret Service agents in the lobby of the Washington Hilton, where he shot an agent before being detained. The agent was rushed to the hospital and was wearing a bulletproof vest, according to the president.
Several outlets have reported the shooting suspect as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California.
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“This is not the first time in the past couple of years that our republic has been attacked by a would-be assassin who sought to kill,” Trump told reporters.
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