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Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Correspondents’ Dinner Security Checkpoint

The gunman did not make it inside the hotel ballroom where President Trump, top officials and hundreds of journalists had gathered for dinner.

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Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Correspondents’ Dinner Security CheckpointThe gunman did not make it inside the hotel ballroom where President Trump, top officials and hundreds of journalists had gathered for dinner.
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