Assassination Attempt on Trump: Attacker Was Hotel Guest, Found with Shotgun, Pistol, and Several Knives
Kyiv • UNN
30-year-old attacker from California fired near the Washington Hilton hotel's ballroom during Trump's dinner with correspondents. On him they found a shotgun, pistol, and knives; one cop wounded.
The gunman who carried out the shooting near the ballroom where U.S. President Donald Trump was dining with journalists has been detained. This is a man around 30 years old from California. Upon detention, a shotgun, pistol, and several knives were found on him, UNN reports citing Sky News.
Context
As UNN reported, Trump was urgently evacuated from the White House correspondents' dinner after shots rang out in the hall.
U.S. President and First Lady Melania Trump were apparently conversing in the Washington Hilton hotel when they were interrupted by noise.
Details
The gunman, who reportedly opened fire near the entrance to the ballroom, was quickly detained by law enforcement.
The detained man, whose photo Trump posted online, is a man around 30 years old from California, two law enforcement officials told NBC. He is believed to have been a hotel guest.
According to police, the gunman was armed with a shotgun, pistol, and several knives.
One police officer was wounded but saved by his bulletproof vest, Trump said.
Trump called the gunman a "lone assassin" when he returned to the White House shortly after the incident for a press conference.
The U.S. President said he initially thought the shots came from a falling tray. His wife Melania later told him it sounded like an unpleasant noise.
The suspect will appear in federal court on Monday.