Chaos erupted in the heart of the nation’s capital last night as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Washington’s most glitzy annual tradition – was shattered by gunfire.
What began as a night of high-society networking and political ribbing at the Washington Hilton turned into a harrowing survival scene. A-list celebrities, government officials and media power players were calmly seated in the ballroom when the festive atmosphere was punctured by the sound of a violent security breach.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a teacher from Torrance, California, was seen attempting to bolt past a security checkpoint while armed with a shotgun, a handgun
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