Witness describes seeing suspect pull out ‘long gun’ and open fire at WHCD

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWitness describes seeing White House dinner shooting suspect pull out ‘long gun’ as he rushed toward ballroomEXCLUSIVE: Server at the Washington Hilton describes seeing man withdraw a ‘long gun’ and fire at least 3 times outside of main ballroomJohn Bowden at the Washington Hilton Sunday 26 April 2026 04:38 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":"CF1:2965051To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/witness-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-b2965052.html","title":"Witness describes seeing White House dinner shooting suspect pull out ‘long gun’"}}CloseSecurity footage shows suspect charges security at WHCD as Trump praises Secret ServiceSign 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","newsletterKe...