Inside the silent, terrifying moment a shooter rushed security at the W.H. correspondents' dinner

No one was hurt inside the Washington Hilton ballroom where President Donald Trump was set to speak, but Cole Allen's ability to get so close raised security concerns.

The rush of guests entering the White House correspondents’ dinner was over, and now Helen Mabus, a volunteer ticket checker, had a moment to herself.

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“It was very quiet,” she recalled.

But just then a man out in the corridor caught her attention: He was holding what she quickly realized was a rifle. Before she could react, he tore off toward the security checkpoint about 40 feet away.