Suspect Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting at WH Correspondents’ Dinner: DOJ

The suspect will be arraigned on Monday, the Justice Department said.

The detained suspect, who allegedly fired several shots including one that hit a Secret Service agent, during the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026, in an image released by President Donald Trump on Truth Social. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social

The Justice Department said on April 25 that the suspect behind the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner faced at least two charges and would be arraigned after the weekend.

“The defendant will be arraigned on Monday in federal district court, but make no mistake, there will be many more charges based upon the information that we are learning in this very fluid situation,” U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said during a press conference with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.