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Chaos at the ‘Nerd Prom’: Gunman Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Trump and VIPs

The incident occurred at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D. C. , approximately twenty minutes after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump had made their formal entrance.

The sudden eruption of violence forced a dramatic evacuation of the President, the First Lady, and a significant cohort of top-tier lawmakers and administration officials, including White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

The suspect, identified by law enforcement as Cole Allen, is a 31-year-old teacher and Caltech graduate hailing from Torrance, California. According to police reports, Allen rushed a security checkpoint and was aggressively moving toward the ballroom where the President was located. He was reportedly armed with a shotgun and multiple knives.