White House Dinner Shooting: Hero Agent Saves Trump

0:00On April 26, chaos erupted at the White House correspondence dinner in the Washington Hilton lobby when 31-year-old Cole Allen from. Torrance, California, charged a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. Secret Service agents exchanged fire with him, tackling him after a quick shootout. No one was seriously hurt, but the incident shut down the glitzy event packed with journalists, celebs, and top officials. A heroic agent jumped in front of President Trump, using his body as a shield without ducking amid the gunfire. Another officer took a close-range shot, but his bulletproof vest stopped at cold. Trump called it a miracle, saying he spoke to the officer who's doing great. Guests in tuxes and gowns dove under tables as agents swept the ballroom floor. Social media lit up praising the agent's courage, drawing parallels to the Secret Service hero who shielded Ronald Reagan at the same hotel back in, 1981. Investigators uncovered Allen's manifesto with radical rants about fixing the world.

1:03His family got wind of it. His brother tipped off Connecticut police just minutes before the attack, and his sister was questioned too. Officials say it didn't name the dinner specifically. The dinner's getting rescheduled in under 30 days, bigger and better, while Trump bows not to let threats derail the mission. Washington staying vigilant after this close call.