A shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., triggered panic as an armed suspect attempted to breach security. Donald Trump was escorted to safety, while a Secret Service agent survived after being hit in a bulletproof vest. The suspect is in custody. Elon Musk condemned the attack, highlighting rising political violence concerns.

New Delhi: A shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner has triggered widespread concern over political violence in the United States, with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk issuing a sharp reaction to the attack.

Musk took to social media platform X to condemn the incident, saying it reflected a dangerous trend.

“They are willing to die to kill the democratically elected president,” he wrote, referring to the shooting that disrupted the high-profile gathering attended by Donald Trump and senior US officials.

The incident unfolded at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C., where a 31-year-old suspect allegedly armed with multiple weapons, including a shotgun and handgun, attempted to breach a Secret Service checkpoint.