White House Shooting: Suspect Arrested

0:00On April 26, a shooting rocked the White House correspondent's dinner Saturday night at the Washington Hilton. The suspect, a 30-year-old California teacher named Cole Thomas Allen from the Los Angeles area, allegedly fired around six shots near the main, security screening. Law enforcement quickly took him down, and he's now in custody. President Trump posted a photo of the shirtless suspect pinned face down on the ground, calling him a very sick person. This happened just as Trump was set to speak. With top officials like Vice President JD Vance, the Finn Secretary Pete Hexeth and Secretary of State, Marco Rubio in the crowd, Wolf Blitzer, who was just speed away inside the venue, described the chaos on CNN. The shots were deafening and officers jumped on him for protection. Guests hit the floor, and as evacuations kicked off, someone started a chant of God bless America from the corner. The response was lightning fast. Secret Service rushed Trump offstage after he briefly stumbled, National Guard secured

1:00the building, and guests were. Let out, but not back in. One Secret Service agent took a bullet to the chest, but his vest saved him. No other injuries reported. Authorities are still probing how Allen got that close with a major weapon, and what drove him. But Trump praised the brave work of law enforcement on, truth, social, saying they handled it perfectly while the dinner got canceled for safety.