Gunfire and a defiant Trump: How White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting unfolded

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsGunfire and a defiant Trump: How White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting unfoldedA man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is reported to have targeted President TrumpMaira Butt Sunday 26 April 2026 14:04 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965141","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-shooting-cole-allen-white-house-correspondents-dinner-timeline-b2965141.html","title":"How shooting targeting Trump at White House Correspondents’ dinner unfolded"}}CloseFootage from inside WHCD shows panic as guests shelter under tablesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimat...