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Suspected Shooter at White House Correspondents’ Dinner Charged With Multiple Offences
April 26, 2026
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The suspect who authorities said opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel outside the ballroom of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday (April 25) night is in custody and charged with multiple accounts, officials said. "He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives. As he ran through that checkpoint, members of law enforcement from the United States Secret Service intercepted that individual," said interim police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, Jeffery Carroll.
The suspect, whom U.S. President Donald Trump described as a "sick person", has been arrested and is being evaluated at a hospital. "The defendant will be arraigned on Monday in Federal District Court. But make no mistake, there will be many more charges based upon the information that we are learning in this very fluid situation," said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for Columbia, as she recounted the incident. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dawndotcom/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/dawn_com Website: www.dawn.com Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews #BreakingNews #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC #USPolitics #DonaldTrump #SecretService #FBI #WhiteHouseDinner #USLawEnforcement
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