US President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' dinner on Friday after shots were fired at the event. According to news agency Agence France-Presse, the suspect has been taken into custody by the United States Secret Service.
Sources familiar with the situation told Fox News that an individual attempted to get through security screening with a gun but was stopped by the Secret Service before entering the ballroom. The suspect has since been taken offsite.
Attendees from the head table were moved down the hall as agents worked to determine whether there were any additional threats. Officials have since indicated there are no ongoing threats, and the building is not being evacuated.
However, the outlet also reported that Trump never left the Correspondents' Dinner venue and remained nearby following the security scare. He was moved to a secure holding area as a precaution and wants the show to go on, Fox News reported.
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