UPDATE: Among other charges, the shooting suspect has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president.
Shortly after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner began Saturday evening (April 25), a 31-year-old man — identified as Cole Tomas Allen — approached, running past a Secret Service security checkpoint. Guests heard shots outside the ballroom. President Trump said later that he initially thought a tray had been dropped on the floor, but his wife worried that it was more serious.
A moment later, the president was pulled off the stage by law enforcement officials, a huddle of agents forming around him as he was removed. Vice President JD Vance was ushered away in the opposite direction, and others on the stage were taken into the wings.
‘I don’t want to die in this room’
Agents spread out across the ballroom, standing on tables and holding weapons. Agents with long guns and helmets stationed themselves on the stage. Cabinet secretaries were rushed out of the room. Attendees hid under tables; wine spilled and serving trays clattered to the ground. People screamed and sobbed.
A waitress cried out in Spanish, “I don’t want to die here. I don’t want to die in this room.”
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was originally published by Denison Forum.
