Tonight was the White House Correspondents Dinner. In the magic community, we were excited because one of our own was scheduled to perform, Oz Pearlman, the Mentalist. In fact, while the dinner was going on, Oz was doing some feats for the First Lady and President Trump and two other people. He was just revealing a word, likely the conclusion of a mind reading feat, when 4 shots were heard to ring out.
A gun man broke through a security check point and was heading to the ballroom when Secret Service fired him. I think the shots heard may have been from Secret Service. I do not know at this point if the gun man got off a shot or not. I did hear one Secret Service man was injured but alive, so I guess the gunman got off one shot at least.
In the photo above, everyone sees the pandemonium that is breaking out. Secret Service is rushing in. The sheer horror of it is captured on the First Lady's face. Oz Pearlman sees it too, and about 2 seconds later he drops to the floor along with everyone else at the table. Secret Service rushes in and grabs the President to get him safely out of the room. See photo below.
In a Press Conference shortly after, the President confirmed the gunman had been apprehended. He is a male from California. He also said they plan to reschedule the event with a month. Curious if Oz Pearlman will return to perform. This has to be beyond harrowing for everyone involved.
