00:00U.S. President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday
00:06after gunshots were fired.
00:09The dinner is an annual event in Washington, D.C. that brings together journalists and politicians to celebrate press freedom.
00:16Presidents usually take part and give a speech, though this was Trump's first time attending as president.
00:21He was escorted offstage when several loud bangs were heard near the hotel ballroom where the dinner was held.
00:28Many of the 2,600 attendees took cover.
00:31Trump later confirmed that he and his cabinet members were safe.
00:35Reports say a Secret Service agent was injured in a shooting and the suspect, a 31-year-old man from
00:41California, is in custody.
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