The suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Association dinner Saturday night was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives, officials said at a press briefing late Saturday night.
At approximately 8:36 p.m. ET, the suspect charged a U.S. Secret Service checkpoint at the Hilton hotel, where the event was taking place, and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement, according to Jeff Carroll, Interim Chief of Police for Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department.
Law enforcement detains a suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, April 25, 2026.
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A U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division officer was struck in his vest and was transported to local hospital for treatment, officials said.
The suspect, who was not struck by gunfire, was transported to a local hospital to be evaluated, according to officials.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro confirmed at the press briefing that the suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, was “being charged with two counts: 924C, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and a second crime under 111, which is assault on a Federal officer, using a dangerous weapon.”
Pirro also confirmed that a uniformed Secret Service agent was shot but would be “fine.”
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