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White House Shooting: Lone Wolf Whack Job

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A suspect storms the White House Correspondents Dinner, firing shots and engaging in a gunfight with Secret Service agents. The man, with no prior record, was found with a shotgun, handgun, and several knives. He was tackled and arrested, with the motive still unclear. The incident marks the second assassination attempt on President Trump in a year, echoing history as the same hotel was the site of President Reagans shooting in 1981.

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White House Shooting: Lone Wolf Whack Job

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!White House Shooting: Lone Wolf Whack Job. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 26, a suspect from California, in his early 30s, busted through security at the White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C. Saturday night. He fired shots at a Secret Service agent outside the Washington, Hilton, where 2,500 folks, including President Trump and Melania, were inside. Trump and top officials got evacuated quick after the gunfire popped off. The guy had a shotgun, handgun, and several knives on him, according to police. He tangled with an officer during the breach, traded shots, the cop took one, but his vest saved him. Then they tackled the suspect, cuffed him, and locked it down. No prior record wasn't on any watchlists. Trump hid back on true social with the photo of the takedown, calling the dude a lone wolf whacked job, and hinting he might have been the main target. This was Trump's first time at the dinner as president, coming off two assassination tries last year, one nicking his ear at a Pennsylvania rally.

Cops figure he acted solo, motive still foggy. He was a guest at the Hilton, so they're searching his room for clues. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Piro hit him with firearms and assault charges already. That same hotel saw President Reagan shot outside back in 1981, history repeating in a wild way as they dig deeper into what drove this. Chaos.

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