The FBI confirmed later on Saturday that a suspect was apprehended. The Secret Service said in a statement that the shooting incident occurred near the main magnetometer screening area at the hotel. Weijia Jang, president of the White House correspondents’ dinner, told the room that the president is planning a press conference from the White House later Saturday and that he wants to reschedule the dinner in the next 30 days.
President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter had opened fire. As of 9:40 p.m., a person is in custody after ‘shooting incident’ near security checkpoint at correspondents’ dinner, authorities say. Authorities also said the incident occurred outside the ballroom where Trump and other guests were seated. It was not immediately clear what happened.
