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In Pictures: Chaos As Gunfire Heard In Washington DC Ballroom

US President Donald Trump has been rushed from the White House Correspondents’ dinner as gunfire was heard inside a Washington DC hotel.

Some of America’s most high-profile politicians, diplomats and journalists were gathered in the Washington Hilton ballroom when they were forced to take cover under tables.

The suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, US media report – he will be formally charged in court on Monday.

One US security agent was injured and received treatment in hospital, authorities said.

Here’s how the night played out – in pictures.

Trump is rushed off stage by Secret Service agents as heavily armed officers survey the scene

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is escorted out of the ballroom

Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s most senior aides, and his wife Katie take cover
House Speaker Mike Johnson is taken out of the ballroom

A photo shows a shirtless man on the floor with his hands cuffed behind his back with secret service standing around him. Trump said at the White House he had directed it to be posted
The scene of the shooting at the Washington Hilton

BBC