Investigations are underway into the White House Correspondence Dinner shooting.

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Monday, April 27th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

On Saturday evening, a man stormed the security perimeter at the annual gathering of journalists and government officials in Washington, D.C. Law enforcement said he aimed to target

top officials who were attending the dinner, including possibly President Donald Trump.

The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of California, a part-time

teacher, former engineering student, and game designer. Minutes before the shooting, Alan sent a

message to his family apologizing for what he said he was about to do and railing against

Trump administration policies. He called himself a friendly federal assassin. Post-journalist

Mora Judkiss was at the dinner. She described what happened after she heard a sharp popping sound

and realized it was probably gunfire.

So I told everyone else at our table, I said, hit the ground, get under the table.

The room got very, very quiet. People were whispering from under their tables. We could hear commotion as Secret Service and other federal agents rushed

the room, presumably evacuating some of the cabinet members and also trying to secure the space.

They started throwing chairs around. A woman underneath my table got hit in the back with a chair

really badly as someone shoved it.

Trump spoke at a press conference later that night and took the opportunity to promote his

White House ballroom project.

I didn't want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what

we're planning at the White House.

It's actually a larger room, and it's much more secure.

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