White House Dinner Shooting: Swift Secret Service Response

It's April 26.

I'm Cory with the story, and this is El Paso News today, local news powered by AI.

Shots rang out at the White House Correspondent's Association dinner on April 25th, forcing

President Trump, First Lady Melania, and Top officials to rush out of the Washington

Hilton.

The event, meant to honor the First Amendment, got shut down fast after reports of gunfire

from rooms above the ballroom.

The dinner service swooped in quick, evacuating everyone safely including the vice president

and cabinet members.

One person is now in custody, and they're digging into what went down.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott hid social media thanking the secret service for the swift

moves and saying prayers were answered with no one hurt.

Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows chimed in too, sending prayers

for the country and its leaders.

The dinner is cancelled and set for a later date, with law enforcement still handling

the scene.

Trump praised the brave response and suggested letting the show go on, but he's leaving

it to the pros.

We'll keep an eye on updates as Trump plans to address it from the White House tonight.

Stay safe out there, folks.