President Donald Trump has been rushed off the stage and evacuated from the White House during a correspondents dinner yesterday night, after shots were heard nearby. Donald Trump and members of his administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance, were also escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. 

President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at the Correspondents Dinner | The Jerusalem Post

Sources told CNN that Trump, Vance, and Cabinet Members are all safe and out of the dinner. Secret Service stated in an X (formerly Twitter) post that there is one person of interest in custody. Trump is in a secure location and intends to return to the dinner, according to a senior administration official. 

Trump said on his social media platform, Truth Social, that "the shooter was apprehended" he also applauded Secret Service law enforcement officers for acting "quickly and bravely."

Attendees of the dinner ducking under tables | USA Today

In a Truth Social post a few minutes afterward, Trump says he will be returning to the White House after law enforcement officials requested he leave the location. He also added a press conference will be held momentarily. 

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was “a few feet away from (a gunman) as he was shooting. All the sudden a guy with a weapon, it was a very, very serious weapon, it starts shooting, and I happened to have been a few feet away from him as he was shooting." Authorities identified the gunman as a 30-year-old male from California. The suspect was armed with a shotgun and shot at a Secret Service agent, according to an FBI official. The agent was struck in an area covered with protective gear and was not harmed. 

"They acted quickly and bravely, the shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we 'LET THE SHOW GO ON' but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement," Trump said in a Truth Social post.

The shooter was apparently outside the ballroom in the hallway near the metal detectors, according to Law Enforcement.