Police: Correspondents' dinner suspect charged checkpoint, had multiple weapons

Author: bbc.comPublished on: April 26, 2026Country: United States
Crime & Law
Police: Correspondents' dinner suspect charged checkpoint, had multiple weapons

US police reported that the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was armed with multiple weapons when he charged a security checkpoint. Washington DC police chief Jeffery W Carroll stated that officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect, resulting in one US Secret Service officer being injured. The suspect, described as a 'lone gunman', was also transported to the hospital for evaluation.

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