President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Saturday were evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner after loud bangs were heard.
The Hill’s “In the Know” columnist Judy Kurtz said three loud bangs were heard and people were seen running through the doors into the ballroom.
Reporters in attendance went under their tables. A person could be heard shouting, “Move, move!”
A Secret Service official told CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins that a shooter was in the lobby and is confirmed dead.
Other administration officials onstage with the Trump were rushed out of the room.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and attendees dropped to the floor after gunshots were heard inside the Washington Hilton hotel where the event was taking place on April 25.
Law enforcement officials are evacuating the ballroom, and the event has been canceled. The president, first lady, vice president and all Cabinet officials are safe, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed in a post on X.
One individual is in custody, and the Secret Service is investigating the incident, Guglielmi added.
"Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely," Trump said in a social media post. "The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly."