{"id":338225,"date":"2026-04-27T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T23:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/updated-press-dinner-shooting-in-d-c-what-we-know-so-far\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T00:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T23:00:28","slug":"updated-press-dinner-shooting-in-d-c-what-we-know-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/updated-press-dinner-shooting-in-d-c-what-we-know-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated: Press dinner shooting in D.C.: What we know so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Rk3_lR7ks90\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Updated: Press dinner shooting in D.C.: What we know so far\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rk3_lR7ks90\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A man fired gunshots during a press dinner at the White House. While President Trump and Vice-President Vance were rushed to safety, the alleged perpetrator was overpowered by security agents. One agent was wounded but is not in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Three DW journalists who attended the event, Ines Pohl, Janelle Dumalaon and Misha Komadovsky, share their experience. DW also spoke to terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, asking him about security incidents involving the US president. <\/p>\n<p>We also included an interview with Bruce Hoffman, a Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Hoffman is the author of \u201cGod, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#whitehouse #dinner #shooting #trump #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Gunman opens fire at gala dinner attended by Trump<br \/>\n0:33 Report by David Shaw<br \/>\n1:03 Janelle Dumalaon\u2019s eyewitness account<br \/>\n2:32 Ines Pohl reporting from outside the Washington Hilton hotel<br \/>\n3:07 Images of the alleged perpetrator<br \/>\n3:22 Trump: \u2018They seem to think he\u2019s a lone wolf\u2019<br \/>\n4:14 Misha Komadovsky\u2019s eyewitness account<br \/>\n5:46 \u2018It was a mix of confusion and adrenaline\u2019<br \/>\n7:30 The wounded agent\u2019s injuries are not life-threatening<br \/>\n8:04 What is known about the gunman?<br \/>\n9:03 Trump: \u2018Its a dangerous profession, but I\u2019m here to do a job\u2019<br \/>\n12:22 Interview Hans Jakob Schindler<br \/>\n13:17 \u2018The security system actually worked\u2019<br \/>\n14:04 \u2018There has been an uptick of political violence\u2019 in the US and in Europe<br \/>\n17:05 \u2018The lone actor phenomenon is just about the hardest one to counter for security agencies\u2019<br \/>\n18:37  Interview Bruce Hoffman<br \/>\n21:10  \u2018We see a country that\u2019s very divided, that\u2019s very fractured, that has ready access to firearms, where many people have mental health issues\u2019<br \/>\n23:03  \u2018There\u2019s rhetoric in the aftermath of these tragedies or near-tragedies that attempt to defuse the fervor that one sees in support of political violence\u2019<br \/>\n24:39 Social media also fuel divisiveness, anger, hatred<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man fired gunshots during a press dinner at the White House. 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