<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The world was rocked when news broke of another shooter targeting an event where US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> was in attendance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A gunman </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/moment-shots-were-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/edfb55c0-2a15-4d09-8f2e-d4aa97113820" rel="" target="_blank" title="charged through a security checkpoint"><span>charged through a security checkpoint</span></a><span> at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner on Saturday just as Trump was sitting down for a meal with First Lady Melania Trump and senior members of his administration.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alleged shooter, later identified as </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-shooting-washington-gunman-what-we-know/083ee979-ca1e-4586-aabe-180308c8048f" rel="" target="_blank" title="Cole Tomas Allen"><span>Cole Tomas Allen</span></a><span>, fired at least two shots before he was apprehended.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-shooting-live-updates-us-politics-iran-middle-east-king-charles-visit/bbf43b65-1d7e-494d-bdea-e4145d42ab29" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump slams reporter as 'disgrace' for repeating shooter's claims</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Secret Service members </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-shooting-washinton-what-we-know-so-far/3feabadc-c55d-48da-b87e-3bb4ce0e6fcc" rel="" target="_blank" title="raced to protect the president"><span>raced to protect the president</span></a><span> in dramatic footage that sent shockwaves across the globe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In less than two years, Trump has been the target of at least two assassination attempts and multiple security threats, including shootings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was uninjured in this latest incident and hosted a press conference, then </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-shooting-live-updates-us-politics-iran-middle-east-king-charles-visit/bbf43b65-1d7e-494d-bdea-e4145d42ab29#post=e0c94377-00cb-43b7-9ff6-1100fc4a6874" rel="" target="_blank" title="appeared in a TV interview"><span>appeared in a TV interview</span></a><span> within 24 hours of the shooting.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-shooting-timeline-white-house-correspondents-dinner/ab73b374-0a9b-4eed-95a5-0d6a44eee86e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Here's how it all unfolded (all times are in EDT).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>The shooting</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Saturday, April 25:</span></strong><span> Protesters gather outside the Washington Hilton in the hours before the WHCA dinner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This is the first time President Trump will attend the annual event hosted by journalists who cover the White House and US presidents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Every US president since 1924 has attended the dinner at least once during their time in office, but Trump bucked the tradition during his first presidency.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He did not attend the event once during his time in office between 2017 and 2021.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That is about to change.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Around 6.30pm:</span></strong><span> Multiple protesters are removed from the area, including several calling for the arrest of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They are forcibly removed from the WHCA dinner red carpet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-shooting-washington-gunman-what-we-know/083ee979-ca1e-4586-aabe-180308c8048f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Alleged shooter 'appeared to be targeting Trump'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Medea Benjamin, co-founder of anti-war organisation Code Pink, is also escorted from the event.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Around 7:30pm:</span></strong><span> High-profile guests including Hegseth and his wife arrive to walk the red carpet before the dinner gets underway.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Just before 8pm:</span></strong><span> Trump arrives at the Washington Hilton in a presidential motorcade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>8pm:</span></strong><span> The hotel ballroom is full and guests are seated, ready for the formalities to get underway.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Leaders of the WHCA take to the stage alongside White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Vice President JD Vance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>8.16pm:</span></strong><span> The president and first lady Melania Trump, both dressed in black, are introduced at their first ever WCHA dinner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A military band plays and guests stand for the national anthem before dinner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>8:34pm:</span></strong><span> Leavitt and the first lady take part in a magic trick with mentalist Oz Pearlman, who attempted to guess the name of Leavitt's unborn child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two women lean in as Pearlman shows a small notepad to the president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unbeknownst to them, a man charges through a Secret Service checkpoint just outside the ballroom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Secret Service members draw their weapons and pursue the man.</span></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/TDDTBU0zYgJZuSsRHRKlgGrYPko=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2026%2F04%2F768649%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Seconds later, a loud disturbance followed by what sound like a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-shooting-incident-white-house-correspondents-dinner-cancelled-man-in-custody/9f5e689c-0048-4020-9b7e-3bcee44705a9" rel="" target="_blank" title="series of gunshots"><span>series of gunshots</span></a><span> ring out through the ballroom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Footage of the moment shows guests and staff duck for cover.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>8:35pm:</span></strong><span> Members of the Secret Service race to defend the president, surrounding him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At the other end of his table, security staff grab the vice president by the shoulders and haul him backstage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Secret Service take Trump off stage in the opposite direction as heavily armed law-enforcement agents flood into the room.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/young-girl-sharon-missing-in-alice-springs/e63b0cbf-2b1c-48e1-9c2f-1e3dd581e5cb" target="_blank"><strong><span>Five-year-old girl missing from Alice Springs in possible abduction</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/Jd1fBGadmGinnKPWOfKL-WcP8cM=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2026%2F04%2F768648%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Members of Trump's cabinet are raced to safety, including Hegseth, Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Guests left in the ballroom hide behind their seats and under tables.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>8:52pm:</span></strong><span> Less than 20 minutes after shots were fired, footage emerges of the suspected shooter in custody on the terrace floor above the hotel ballroom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Just before 9pm:</span></strong><span> WHCA President Weijia Jiang tells guests the dinner will resume.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>9:17pm:</span></strong><span> Trump takes to Truth Social to announce the "shooter has been apprehended".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He praises the Secret Service and law enforcement and states that he wants to "let the show go on" and return to the dinner, but will follow security advice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>9:36pm:</span></strong><span> Trump returns to Truth Social to say law enforcement have requested he leave the hotel and announces he will give a press conference in 30 mintues.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Around 9:40pm:</span></strong><span> Jiang announces the event is cancelled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Around 9:45pm:</span></strong><span> More than 4200km from the Washington Hilton, FBI personnel arrive at the California home of the alleged shooter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>10:29pm:</span></strong><span> Trump posts security footage of the alleged shooter charging through the Security Service checkpoint earlier in the evening.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Seconds later, he shares two photos of Allen facedown on the hotel floor in handcuffs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WORLD:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/slingshot-ride-snaps-mid-air-in-seville/3a4dc6d6-35dc-431c-b238-82f99190bf07" target="_blank"><strong><span>Cable snap leaves children dangling mid-air</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is shirtless and covered from the waist down in what appears to be a silver metallic blanket.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is later revealed that he was allegedly armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives at the time of the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>10:33pm:</span></strong><span> The president hosts a news conference from the White House and reveals the alleged shooter was "armed with multiple weapons".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's a very sick person and we don't want things like this to happen again," he says.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/president-trump-evacuated-after-security-incident-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/90be2190-9183-4ef2-9a95-2b8cb57ea2f6" rel="" target="_blank" title='Trump claims he "fought like hell"'><span>Trump claims he "fought like hell"</span></a><span> to remain at the dinner after shots were fired but the Secret Service insisted he leave.</span></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/A3GBYvVPG1rzujtu36Ss0lusv2w=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2026%2F04%2F768652%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When you're impactful, they go after you. When you're not impactful, they leave you alone," Trump tells reporters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They seem to think he was a lone wolf."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Around midnight:</span></strong><span> Multiple outlets report the suspected gunman is Cole Allen, a 31-year-old teacher and video game developer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is facing two firearm-related charges, including a count of assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One Secret Service officer was shot while pursuing Allen after he charged a checkpoint in the hotel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The officer was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and is recovering, according to officials.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>The Fallout</span></strong><span></span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Sunday, April 26:</span></strong><span> The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-shooting-live-updates-white-house-correspondents-dinner-latest-news-headlines/4b3f1260-cc1f-4cec-b028-323fcf764920" rel="" target="_blank" title="FBI swarms properties"><span>FBI swarms properties</span></a><span> in California linked to Allen overnight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Details emerge of a manifesto and letter he sent to relatives before his attack on the WHCA dinner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He allegedly wrote of his plan to target Trump administration officials and that he felt "rage" thinking about the administration's actions in office.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also appeared to refer to Trump as a "traitor".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't expect forgiveness," he allegedly wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>8:46am:</span></strong><span> Trump takes to Truth Social again to claim the incident is proof he needs a large, safe, and secure ballroom built on the grounds of the White House.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House," he says.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It cannot be built fast enough! While beautiful, it has every highest level security feature there is plus, there are no rooms sitting on top for unsecured people to pour in, and is inside the gates of the most secure building in the World, The White House."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NATIONAL:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bowen-mountain-house-fire-sydney/8fab652e-c854-48e6-8bf8-952bbc5116ff" target="_blank"><strong><span>Two bodies found after man and four children escape horror house fire</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>3:46pm:</span></strong><span> The president announces on Truth Social that he will appear on the US </span><em><span>60 Minutes</span></em><span> program in mere hours for a televised interview.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>7pm:</span></strong><span> Trump sits down with reporter Norah O'Donnell and calls her a "disgrace" for reading out part of the suspected shooter's manifesto on air.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm no longer willing to permit a paedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes," O'Donnell reads from the manifesto.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump responds: "I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you're terrible, terrible people.</span></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/GpG1cOytTgTVOaO1Eqye6Wjx0pk=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2026%2F04%2F768751%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I read the manifesto. You know, he's a sick person. But you should be ashamed of yourself reading that because I'm not any of those things," he says.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "You shouldn't be reading that on 60 Minutes, you're a disgrace."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He later jokes that the NFL should sign Allen after watching footage of his dash through the hotel and shrugs off political violence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>