Wine bottle grabbed after correspondent’s dinner shoot, watch video
Guests were seen posing and clutching wine bottles in the aftermath of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
A video of an unidentified woman calmly carrying a bottle of wine from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner went viral after the annual event was abruptly canceled on Saturday, April 25, after a man opened fire at the venue.
The footage, shot inside the Washington Hilton ballroom, shows a woman in a black fur coat picking up two bottles as other guests hurriedly leave. The footage quickly went viral on social media, sparking debate over whether the moment was in bad taste or a natural response amid the chaos of the evacuation.
The woman’s identity remains unknown, and it is unclear whether she was a journalist or a guest at the event.
The man accused of opening fire outside a Washington dinner attended by President Donald Trump was charged on Monday, April 27, with attempting to assassinate the U.S. president. Prosecutors say the suspect could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
Cole Thomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, made his first court appearance two days after authorities said he opened fire outside a ballroom hosting an annual black tie gathering of journalists and politicians.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ordered Mr. Allen to be held until at least Thursday, April 30, when he is scheduled to return to court for a detention hearing.
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