Newly released video shows the tense moments when an armed man charged the security checkpoint at the White House correspondents dinner on Saturday. President Donald Trump posted video of the gun battle between a man and law enforcement to his Truth Social account. In the footage, a man can be seen running full speed through a checkpoint before several officers draw their weapons and open fire. Trump said the suspect was armed with multiple weapons before being stopped by the Secret Service. One officer was shot, but he was protected by a bulletproof vest. “He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job,” Trump said.The shooting suspect is Cole Tomas Allen, Hearst Television’s National Investigative Unit has learned via sources.The president was whisked away from the stage at the event after gunshots rang. He was in another room and was not injured. Several members of his cabinet were also evacuated from the venue. The annual dinner will be rescheduled, the president announced Saturday.
Newly released video shows the tense moments when an armed man charged the security checkpoint at the White House correspondents dinner on Saturday.
President Donald Trump posted video of the gun battle between a man and law enforcement to his Truth Social account. In the footage, a man can be seen running full speed through a checkpoint before several officers draw their weapons and open fire.
Trump said the suspect was armed with multiple weapons before being stopped by the Secret Service. One officer was shot, but he was protected by a bulletproof vest.
“He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job,” Trump said.
The shooting suspect is Cole Tomas Allen, Hearst Television’s National Investigative Unit has learned via sources.
The president was whisked away from the stage at the event after gunshots rang. He was in another room and was not injured. Several members of his cabinet were also evacuated from the venue.
The annual dinner will be rescheduled, the president announced Saturday.
