WATCH: Shooting near White House Correspondent Dinner: Trump evacuated

By Marcus Moloko

President Donald Trump was evacuated unharmed from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, after a man opened fire near the venue.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is escorted out by Secret Service followed by agents surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with… pic.twitter.com/gue1l8AbxY
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“Shots fired,” screamed the Secret Service agents.

President Trump and Cabinet members were escorted out of the main ballroom by the Secret Service and the U.S. Marshals. pic.twitter.com/s1ikd8tun8
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Reports identified a Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, who attempted to breach a Secret Service checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives.

Shots were fired in the lobby area outside