NPR News4/26/2026Crime1 min readUnited States
Secret Service Agent Shot During White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton
Suspect Cole Allen arrested after exchange of gunfire; President Trump and first lady evacuated safely
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- Gunfire erupted Saturday night at the Washington Hilton during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, resulting in a Secret Service agent being shot in his bulletproof vest.
- The agent has been released from hospital.
- Suspect Cole Allen, believed to have traveled from Torrance, California, was arrested on scene.
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The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner ended abruptly Saturday night after gunfire was exchanged between suspect Cole Allen and Secret Service agents at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. One agent was injured after having been shot in his bulletproof vest and has been released from the hospital. President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and several White House staff and cabinet members, who were not injured, were rushed from the hotel. Allen, who is believed to have traveled from Torrance, Calif. to Washington, D.C., was arrested on the scene and is currently in custody.
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