UPDATED---GUNMAN AT TRUMP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT'S DINNER ID'D AS CALIFORNIA TEACHER, SECRET SERVICE AGENT SHOT BUT VEST PROTECTED

Dramatic video posted on social media by Trump shows Allen opening fire and rushing toward the ballroom. A law enforcement officer was shot, with the bullet hitting his bulletproof vest. MORE AT Cole Allen identified as White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter

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and President Donald Trump said a “shooter has been apprehended” as he and other guests were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. Officials identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California. At a news conference at the White House, Trump described the gunman as a “lone wolf” and said he was “taken down by some very brave members of Secret Service.” One officer was shot but was protected by a vest, Trump said. “The vest did the job,” he added. The suspect, who officials said was not shot, was transported to Howard University Hospital, according to multiple people aware of the transfer. MORE AT Live updates: Trump calls White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect a ‘lone wolf’ - The Washington Post

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AND EVIL DIDN'T WIN TONIGHT Gunther Eagleman™ on X: "🚨 Sean Hannity reporting the PERPETRATOR is ON THE SCENE and they’re processing him RIGHT NOW!!! One Secret Service agent was shot, but the round was STOPPED BY THE VEST! Thank God for our heroes in the Secret Service who put their lives on the line once again to protect https://t.co/Sv3hqTC22L" / X