Gunshots interrupt the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Gunshots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and vice president JD Vance were evacuated. They were unharmed. A 31-year-old man was detained and taken into custody.

The White House Correspondents' Dinner is an annual Washington event hosted by journalists who cover the presidency, with officials and guests in the room. The Washington Hilton is the hotel where this year's dinner was underway. An evacuation moves people out of a room when shots are fired. Unharmed means the three named officials were not injured.

The suspect is described as a 31-year-old man. The report says he was detained. It does not publish his name. It does not say how many shots were fired, whether anyone else was hurt, or what charge he faces. The fact pattern is gunfire, an evacuation of the president, the first lady, and the vice president, and an arrest.

A sitting president at a crowded dinner is protected by security officers who are trained to move him if shots are heard. The report confirms that this evacuation happened and that he and the two others named were not hurt. Other guests are not given an injury count. The hotel is in Washington, D.C.

Detaining a suspect means police have him in custody while they investigate. Taken into custody is the same step. The report does not say whether he fired the shots or was held as the person police believe fired them, beyond identifying him as the suspect. No motive is stated.

The Correspondents' Dinner was interrupted by gunfire at the Washington Hilton. Trump, Melania Trump, and Vance left unharmed. A 31-year-old man is the suspect in custody. The shooting was reported on April 25.