{"id":48773,"date":"2026-04-26T13:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=48773"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:19:36","slug":"maps-gunfire-near-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=48773","title":{"rendered":"Maps: Gunfire Near the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">A gunman ran through the hotel where the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner was hosted on Saturday night in Washington. He was apprehended before he could enter the ballroom where the dinner was being held. President Trump was unharmed, and the F.B.I. said a suspect was in custody.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"g-heading svelte-ork8ht\">Where a gunman moved inside the Washington Hilton hotel<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\">  <span class=\"g-source svelte-fkyd84\">Source: Washington Hilton (floor plan); analysis of verified photos and videos.<\/span> <span class=\"g-credit svelte-fkyd84\">The New York Times<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">The event took place in the Washington Hilton\u2019s International Ballroom, on the concourse level two floors below the hotel\u2019s main guest entrance and lobby. Mr. Trump, Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance, as well as many members of Mr. Trump\u2019s cabinet and hundreds of journalists and guests, were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Gunfire was heard just after 8:30 p.m. outside the ballroom and within seconds, Mr. Trump was rushed from the stage and out of the room. Many guests took cover on the ground as security agents escorted members of Mr. Trump\u2019s cabinet from the scene. Mr. Trump left the hotel around 9:45 p.m. and arrived back at the White House minutes before 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\">  <span class=\"g-source svelte-fkyd84\">Source: Satellite image by Planet Labs.<\/span> <span class=\"g-credit svelte-fkyd84\">The New York Times<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">At a news conference around 10:30 p.m. at the White House, Mr. Trump said he had \u201cfought like hell\u201d to remain at the event, but that he had been told by security agents that he had to leave. He said the episode underscored why the White House needed its own ballroom with heightened security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Washington\u2019s interim police chief, Jeffery Carroll, said the suspect was believed to be a guest at the hotel, and that the investigation was in its early stages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gunman ran through the hotel where the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner was hosted on Saturday night in Washington. He was apprehended before he could enter the ballroom where the dinner was being held. President Trump was unharmed, and the F.B.I. said a suspect was in custody. 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