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'Extremely frightening': Wolf Blitzer sees gunman open fire a few feet away - CNN [View all]
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was just a few feet away from a gunman when shots were fired outside the main ballroom at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner.
Blizter had just left the men’s restroom on an upper floor outside the ballroom at the Hilton Hotel when he saw a man with “a very, very serious weapon.”
Also, video appears to show the suspect running into the venue, and authorities brief the public on his apprehension. - 04/25/2026.
0:00 Wolf Blitzer describes how close he was to the shooter
4:16 Surveillance video appears to show the suspect
5:30 CNN chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst shares details about the suspect
7:57 Police chief says the suspect is in custody
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