In pictures: Trump, politicians flee after shots fired at Washington hotel
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US Secret Service agents rush to the stage where US President Donald Trump was seated at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.Credit:AP
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Secret Service members draw their weapons in response to the gunshots.Credit:Bloomberg
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Vice President JD Vance is escorted from the hotel after the incident.Credit:Getty
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US secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is escorted from the ballroom.Credit:Bloomberg
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FBI director Kash Patel rushing from the ballroom after gunshots were fired.Credit:AP
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Secret Service agents draw their weapons in response to the shooting.Credit:AP
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Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie, run from the ballroom.Credit:Getty
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US Secret Service agents on stage after shots were fired.Credit:AP
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Secret Service agents springing into action at the hotel.Credit:AP
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Guests take cover after gunshots were fired outside the Washington Hilton ballroom.Credit:Getty
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A person in custody after shots were fired in the lobby of the Washington Hilton hotel.Credit:AP
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Donald Trump shared an image of the alleged gunman, who was arrested at the Washington Hilton.Credit:Truth Social
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Agents stand guard after a shooter opened fire outside the ballroom.Credit:Getty
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Guests were evacuated from the dinner, which has been rescheduled.Credit:AP
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Agents usher people from the Washington Hilton after gunshots were fired in the lobby.Credit:Getty
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Guest being evacuated from the Washington Hilton after shots were fired.Credit:AP
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The National Guard escorting guests from the ballroom.Credit:AP
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Guests and hotel workers outside the Washington Hilton after they were forced to evacuate.Credit:AP
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An abandoned wine glass sits in a bowl after guests were forced to evacuate.Credit:AP
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US first lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.Credit:Bloomberg