WHCD shooting investigation underway: Here's what we know

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Ryan Lucas

Published April 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM EDT

Hours after a gunman attempted to breach the White House Correspondents' Dinner, details are slowly emerging about who he is.

Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.

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Ryan Lucas

Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR.

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