Secret Service says US president and first lady are safe and suspect is in custody after shooting incident in DC

One person in custody after Trump evacuated in shooting incident at White House correspondents’ dinner

White House correspondents’ dinner – latest updates

The White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night was upended by gunshots, prompting the immediate evacuation of Donald Trump and Melania Trump.

Journalists and guests at the Washington Hilton ballroom hid under tables while the US Secret Service had guns drawn as they rushed White House pool reporters out of the room and mentioned “shots fired”.