Correspondents’ dinner suspect charged with firearms, assault

The suspect in the correspondents’ dinner shooting has been charged with firearms and assault charges.
After being evacuated from the Washington Hilton, the president said the shooting suspect was a male from California who was armed with multiple weapons. “These are crazy people,” the president said. He commended the work of the Secret Service and other law enforcement for their quick response. The president lamented that politics is a “dangerous profession,” but vowed not to let this incident derail the White House Correspondents’ dinner and that it will be rescheduled.