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In pictures: Chaos as gunfire heard in Washington DC ballroom

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Getty Images WHCA guests seen hiding under the tables and chairs.Getty Images
White House Correspondents' dinner guests hide under tables and chairs

US President Donald Trump has been rushed from the White House Correspondents' dinner as gunfire was heard inside a Washington DC hotel.

Some of America's most high-profile politicians, diplomats and journalists were gathered in the Washington Hilton ballroom when they were forced to take cover under tables.

The suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, US media report - he will be formally charged in court on Monday.

One US security agent was injured and received treatment in hospital, authorities said.

Here's how the night played out – in pictures.

Reuters Donald Trump is taken off stage with heavily armed Secret Service personnel in frontReuters
Trump is rushed off stage by Secret Service agents as heavily armed officers survey the scene
Getty Images Secret Service agent points a large weaponGetty Images
Getty Images Robert F Kennedy Jr wearing a tuxedo is escorted from the ballroomGetty Images
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is escorted out of the ballroom
Getty Images Secret Service officers point pistolsGetty Images
Getty Images Kate Miller and Stephen Miller, one of Trump's most senior aides, are seen being escorted out of the venue.Getty Images
Stephen Miller, one of Trump's most senior aides, and his wife Katie take cover
Reuters Mike Johnson is bundled through a room by Secret ServiceReuters
House Speaker Mike Johnson is taken out of the ballroom
Reuters A woman's dress shoe in gold light lays on carpetReuters
@realDonaldTrump/ Truth Social Trump shared this photo of the alleged gunman being surrounded by US secret service, with his hands cuffed behind his back, on his Truth Social platform.@realDonaldTrump/ Truth Social
A photo shows a shirtless man on the floor with his hands cuffed behind his back with secret service standing around him. Trump said at the White House he had directed it to be posted
Reuters Police cards and barricades in front of the Washington Hilton hotelReuters
The scene of the shooting at the Washington Hilton
Anadolu via Getty Images Trump, wearing a bow tie and tuxedo, points to a reporter in a room full of raised hands trying to get his attention.Anadolu via Getty Images
Shortly after sharing the Truth Social posts of the suspect, Trump took questions from the press at the White House press briefing room – still dressed in his tuxedo.
AFP via Getty Images White House guests who were dressed for the ballroom event attend the Press Briefing Room.AFP via Getty Images
Many of the WHCA guests were dressed in ball gowns and tuxedos for the special event before whizzing over to the Press Briefing room to receive an update from Trump.
Bloomberg via Getty Images Melania Trump stands next to Karoline Leavitt, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio and other officials as Trump responds to reporters questions in the White House.Bloomberg via Getty Images
Trump says it was "traumatic" for his wife Melania, who made a rare appearance at the Press Briefing Room
EPA Guests dressed in gowns and suits checking their phones and speaking to each other outside the venue.EPA
Guests stand outside after exiting the venue, initially confused after being told the event may continue.
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