Shooting Incident at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Monday, 2026/04/27114 words2 minutes1796 reads
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were at a special dinner on Saturday night. This dinner is called the White House Correspondents' Dinner. It happens every year at a hotel in Washington.
Suddenly, people heard loud gunshots. Secret Service agents quickly took the president and first lady away from the room. More than 2,000 people were at the dinner. Everyone was very scared.
The police caught a man named Cole Tomas Allen. He is 31 years old. He had guns and knives. One Secret Service agent was shot, but his special vest protected him. He is okay now. President Trump said the man was "very sick." No one died in this incident.
Shooting Incident at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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    What happened at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?