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Suspected shooter captured after Trump evacuated from White House press dinner

The Japan Times·No Author·about 1 month ago
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Donald Trump said a suspected shooter was apprehended after the U.S. president was evacuated from the stage of a White House press dinner in Washington on Saturday following the sound of apparent gunshots. "Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job," Trump wrote on social media. "They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement." A freelance photographer at the event said four to six loud bangs had been heard in the hotel but not ​the immediate vicinity ⁠of the dinner. Attendees, including ‌Trump and other Cabinet officials, ‌took ​cover ⁠after the loud ​noises erupted, ​video ​from the ‌scene showed, and he ‌was taken away ​by ​Secret ​Service agents. Tactical teams with guns drawn took position on the stage where Trump had been sitting before he was evacuated.…

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