A gunman shot a Secret Service agent at the Washington Hilton during a high-profile dinner, triggering an emergency evacuation of the US president.
WASHINGTON — A black-tie gathering of the nation’s political, journalistic, and diplomatic leadership descended into violent turmoil on Saturday evening, April 25, 2026, when an armed assailant breached a federal security checkpoint inside the Washington Hilton and opened fire, striking a United States Secret Service officer at point-blank range before being subdued steps from the main ballroom.
The violent intrusion triggered an instantaneous tactical evacuation of President Donald Trump, high-ranking cabinet secretaries, congressional leaders, and visiting foreign dignitaries, abruptly ending the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and precipitating an expansive federal criminal indictment.