Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the suspect in the shooting\nat the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner targeted members of US\nPresident Donald Trump\u2019s administration. Prosecutors have not yet\ndisclosed which Trump administration staff member was the target.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears the suspect was targeting administration members. We do\nnot yet have specific details on a particular administration member,\nexcept that we understand it was the intent and target,\u201d Blanche told\nCNN\u2019s Dana Bash, as reported by CNN on Sunday (26\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
This suspected target was revealed after law enforcement executed\nseveral search warrants overnight.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred on Saturday (25\/4) night, as Trump attended a\ndinner with White House journalists\u2019 associates at the Hilton Washington\nDC hotel. The shooting then took place outside the ballroom hosting the\nevent.<\/p>\n
Those present inside were directed to hide under tables or lie flat\non the floor. Secret Service agents immediately rushed towards Trump and\nMelania, who were on stage.<\/p>\n
They promptly evacuated both. In addition to Trump, US Vice President\nJD Vance was also immediately evacuated.<\/p>\n
Security agents were also seen evacuating US House Speaker Mike\nJohnson, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy, and US\nTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent. They were taken to a safe\nlocation.<\/p>\n
The shooter has been arrested and identified as Cole Tomas Allen. He\nis a 31-year-old man from California.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-prosecutors-shooter-at-white-house-event-targeted-trump-staff-1777211484", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }