President and other top officials evacuated after shots fired at annual event. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer was near the shooter and described the incident.
President Donald Trump and other top leaders were evacuated from the White House correspondents' dinner after shots were fired at the event, according to reports from April 26. [source]
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer was within a few feet of the shooter during the incident. "I happened to have been a few feet away from him. As he was shooting, of course, the first thing that went through my mind: is he trying to shoot me? And I don't think he was trying to shoot me, but I was very close to him as the gunshots were fired and he was very, very scary," Blitzer said in a call to CNN. "But I'm OK, now." [source]
Blitzer described seeing "a very, very serious weapon" during the shooting. [source]
According to reports, a suspect armed with knives and guns was charged in connection with the shooting at the annual dinner. [source]
"I happened to have been a few feet away from him. As he was shooting, of course, the first thing that went through my mind: is he trying to shoot me?" — CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer
Sources
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/26/donald-trump-evacuated-from-white-house-correspondents-dinner-after-loud-bangs-heard-live — Evacuation of Trump and leaders, Wolf Blitzer's eyewitness account, description of weapon, suspect armed with knives and guns