President Donald Trump was hastily removed from the stage by the United States Secret Service during the Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night (25).
The suspect is in custody after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night, where US President Donald Trump, members of his cabinet and guests were present.
Here is the minute by minute, adjusted to Brasilia time, of how the events unfolded last night:
- 21h45: CNN International reports that Trump was escorted off the stage by the Secret Service, while Vice President JD Vance and some members of Trump’s cabinet were also rushed out.
- 21h52: CNN International reports that Trump is safe, according to a source familiar with the situation.
- 22h00: CNN International carries reports that several US Secret Service agents shouted “shots fired” at the dinner, according to press pool reports. An agent announced over the radio that a shooter was in custody, the pool reported.
- 22h10: CNN Internacional reports that the suspicion of an armed man was what caused the evacuation of the office and the total closure of the place.
- 22h11: CNN International reports that a government official says the cabinet members attending the dinner are all fine.
- 10:15 p.m.: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who was present at the dinner, describes hearing “gunshots in the hallway right next to me” and seeing “a guy with a gun” as police officers escorted him to safety.
- 22h17: Trump posts on Truth Social that a “shooter” has been arrested. We reported that Trump wants to return to the site, but the Secret Service does not recommend the move, citing an administration official.
- 22h36: Trump claims that law enforcement authorities asked him to leave and that he is returning to the White House. He also says the White House Correspondents’ Dinner will be rescheduled.
- 22h39: CNN International reports that one person is in custody following the shooting, according to the US Secret Service.
- 23h04: CNN International reports that a US Secret Service agent was shot at the dinner, according to three people familiar with the matter.
- 23h33: Trump holds a press conference at the White House, where he says that “a man charged at a security checkpoint, armed with multiple weapons” at the Correspondents’ Dinner.
- 00h16: CNN International reports that the suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from California, according to two sources familiar with the case.
- 04h51: CNN International reports that the Secret Service officer who was shot has been released from the hospital, according to USSS Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi.
Kaanita Iyer, Alayna Treene, Zachary Cohen, Logan Schiciano, Kristen Holmes, Riane Lumer, Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, Aditi Sangal, Hannah Rabinowitz, Zoe Sottile, Holmes Lybrand and CNN’s Brian Todd contributed to this report.
