Authorities later identified the suspect as a 31-year-old, who lived in Los Angeles and worked as a teacher and video game developer.

Shots fired. Guests ducking for cover. Secret Service with guns drawn. Washington Times correspondent John T. Seward was inside the ballroom when chaos erupted at the White House Correspondents'

In a situation that is still ongoing, Donald Trump was evacuated from tonight's White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots were fired.

Loud bangs were heard and guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents’ Dinner scrambled to hide under tables.

Police swarmed the Washington Hilton Hotel where the event was taking place, and helicopters hovered overhead.

President Donald Trump was evacuated from the Washington Hilton hotel, where journalists and celebrities were gathered for the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner in the nation's capital.

President Donald Trump was evacuated from the Washington Hilton hotel, where journalists and celebrities were gathered for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in the nation's capital.

President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a sudden disturbance sent attendees ducking for cover as Secret Service intervened. The cause of the incident remains unclear.