Trump was rushed from the stage shortly after the shooting started<\/p>\n
The White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner was thrown into chaos<\/a> after a lone gunman opened fire at the annual Washington, D.C, Saturday event.<\/p>\n While the motive remains a question, the suspected shooter has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, according to The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and other members of the administration were taken from the Washington Hilton\u2019s ballroom as guests scrambled for cover during the shocking incident<\/a>. Allen had rushed security guards and opened fire, hitting a Secret Service agent. The suspect was then subdued by officers and taken into custody. No guests at the dinner were hurt and the event was later canceled.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what we know so far about the man police said fired shots at the dinner<\/a>:<\/p>\n The New York Times, <\/em>citing multiple law enforcement sources, identified the suspect as Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California.<\/p>\n In a Truth Social post, Trump said the assailant had been apprehended and posted a photo of the suspect on the ground at the hotel. Police said Allen was armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives.<\/p>\n \u201cThey seem to think he\u2019s a lone wolf, and I feel that too,\u201d Trump said at a press briefing after the event.<\/p>\n The president also posted surveillance footage of the suspect running past the hotel\u2019s security checkpoint. Trump said he did so for \u201ctransparency\u201d and to highlight the speed with which agents reacted to the threat.<\/p>\n At the White House press briefing, Trump called the suspect \u201ca sick person\u201d and said investigators were on their way to his apartment.<\/p>\n Police said Allen has no criminal record and was not on the radar for law enforcement in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n How the suspect got the gun near the facility remains unclear.<\/p>\n DC Metro Police Chief Jeffery W. Carroll said investigators believe Allen was staying at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the event was being held.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have secured a room here in the hotel, and again, we’ll go through the appropriate procedures to determine what was inside there,” Carroll told the media.<\/p>\nWho is the suspected gunman?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How did he get a gun into the facility?<\/strong><\/h2>\n