The White House Correspondents’ dinner, which is usually a night full of laughs, turned to terror.
As the dinner was just minutes from beginning, a shooter opened fire at the event, prompting the Secret Service to rush both President Trump and First Lady Melania to safety.
According to Fox News Bret Baier, the shots came from the lighting box above the door near the lobby.
Baier further reported that the shooter is believed to have been shot by responding officers.
Listen here:
BREAKING: @BretBaier recounts the confusion and panic that followed reports of possible gunfire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. pic.twitter.com/nXl10Nltu6
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 26, 2026
Here was the scene:
BREAKING: Police seen running through the Washington Hilton where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is being held after reports of shots fired. pic.twitter.com/sWtLsAzBjK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 26, 2026
BREAKING: Police tell bystanders to stand back at the hotel where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is being held after shots were reportedly fired. pic.twitter.com/DpPK4wOYOV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 26, 2026
Here’s the moment the shots were fired:
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: President Trump was just rushed off the stage during the White House Correspondents’ Association after reports of shots being fired.
Armed officers are heard yelling, "Stay down!" pic.twitter.com/6dOCuEvVD3
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 26, 2026
Fox News provided the latest update:
Chaos erupted at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner when gunshots were heard and President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the Washington Hilton ballroom Saturday night.
Video from inside the event showed attendees diving under tables and taking cover as panic spread through the room.
Fox News’ John Roberts reported from the ballroom that shots were fired and that he had heard the suspected shooter was engaged by Secret Service.
Fox News anchor Bret Baier said he also heard shots fired, but noted they did not appear to originate from inside the ballroom.
Sources told Fox News the individual never made it inside the ballroom, was taken into custody and removed from the scene.
President Trump was seen being quickly escorted out of the room by security and White House officials tell Fox News Digital both he, the First Lady and Karoline Leavitt are safe at this time.
It remains unclear what prompted the incident.
This is a developing story…
