Security officials evacuated President Donald Trump, top administration officials and some members of Congress from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night after reports of gunshots.

The incident occurred shortly after the start of dinner for the event before 9 p.m., which was the first that Trump had attended in his second term. The annual dinner honors the First Amendment and routinely includes the president, first family and senior government officials. Multiple government officials posted on social media that they had heard gunfire.

The FBI Washington field office said in a statement that officials had responded to the Washington Hilton in response to the shooting and a suspect was in custody.

After the incident Trump initially posted on his social media website, Truth Social, that law enforcement did a “fantastic job” in the incident. He said he would like to return to the event. However, just after 9:30 p.m. Trump posted that he would not return to the event and that it would be rescheduled for within a month.

“The First Lady, plus the Vice President, and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition,” Trump said.

The president said he would brief reporters at the White House upon his return from the Hilton.

Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, posted on social media that all protectees were safe and law enforcement was assessing the situation. Guglielmi said the shooting incident occurred at the main magnetometer for the event and one individual was in custody.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro posted to Twitter that gunshots were fired at the Washington Hilton and said the U.S. Secret Service had secured the building. Pirro said that she had been evacuated from the main hall and that Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser would soon arrive at the dinner.

Photos posted to social media showed that other officials evacuated Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from the event. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., also posted to social media that he and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., had also been evacuated to a secure location.

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., said in a video posted on social media that he and other officials had been evacuated from the dinner. Without evidence, Ogles connected the incident to his political opponents.

“Crazy times and you libtards are crazy,” Ogles said.

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said on social media that he was on the escalator to the lobby of the hotel when he saw armed security officials running and shouting to “watch out for crossfire” before he left the event.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., posted on X, that Trump and American officials face a stream of unprecedented threats.

“To the brave law enforcement officers who were there to protect, well done,” Graham said. “To the American people, let’s all pray for calmer waters and try to be part of the solution, not the problem.”