BBC:
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, after gunshots were reported on the premises.
The US Secret Service confirmed that no one was injured in the “shooting incident”, and one person has been taken into custody. The suspect was later identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31.
In an address from the White House, Trump said it was “always shocking when this happens, that never changes”.
Immediately after the incident, the president wrote on Truth Social: “The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement.”
He followed up with a second post, where he said law enforcement had requested that he and the first lady leave the premises.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is an American press tradition that dates back to 1921, and is historically attended by the sitting president.
This was the first time Trump had attended the event as a sitting president; he was last in attendance in 2011.
