There was a shooting at an event with Trump's participation. What is known

At an event of the White House Correspondents' Association at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, an unknown person opened fire. The dinner was attended by American leader Donald Trump and members of his administration. All officials, including the US president, were evacuated. All the details about the incident are in the Izvestia article.

What happened at the Washington Hilton Hotel

According to the Reuters news agency, the evacuation initially began due to loud noise in the hall. Secret Service personnel urgently evacuated the president and First Lady Melania Trump from the hotel. Later it became known that the reason for the evacuation was an unknown person who opened fire.

The event was attended by about 2.6 thousand people. Eyewitnesses noticed that shortly before the evacuation, Melania Trump reacted to what was happening in the crowd with obvious concern.

Arrest of the shooter

According to journalist Caitlin Collins, the man who opened fire at the event was eliminated. However, Trump later announced the arrest of the shooter.

"An eventful evening in Washington. The Secret Service and law enforcement agencies did an excellent job. They acted quickly and courageously. The shooter has been detained, and I recommended that "the show be allowed to continue," the American leader wrote on Truth Social.

Status of the event participants

Representatives of the administration and the Secret Service have officially confirmed that Donald Trump is safe. Similar information was received regarding the First lady and Vice President J. D. Vance, who was also present at the reception and was escorted out by the Secret Service.

As CNN reported, citing journalists from the White House press pool, no one from the administration of the American leader was injured.

"Trump is safe. According to the representative of the administration, members of the Cabinet of Ministers are also feeling well," the publication says.

The news is being updated