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Gunshots Heard Outside Washington Hilton at Trump Event
Shots were fired outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night while President Trump and others in the presidential line of succession were inside. A chaotic lockdown followed, with law enforcement securing the scene. CNN reported that a man appeared hurt or dazed and was assisted by police.
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Shots were fired outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night while officials were inside. People in the presidential line of succession were also in the ballroom at the Washington Hilton when the shots were fired outside on Saturday night. A chaotic lockdown occurred in the ballroom at the Washington Hilton following the shots fired outside on Saturday night.
Law enforcement officials entered the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, leaping from chair to chair to secure the scene after shots were fired outside on Saturday night. A man near me seemed hurt or dazed and was helped to limp away by a police officer after shots were fired outside on Saturday night.
Waves of law enforcement officials poured into the room, securing the scene, and everyone in the room gave thanks to the agents, bodyguards and officers who responded.
The incident interrupted a peaceful gathering, with thousands of media and political elites experiencing a shots-fired moment and chaotic lockdown.
