India, April 26 -- As shots were fired at the Hilton Hotel in Washington DC while Donald Trump was in attendance for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, social media started buzzing with claims that it was a "staged" attempt to assassinate Trump.

Even as the alleged photo of the suspect emerged on social media, with some reports claiming that the suspect was known as Cole Tomas Allen, the claims about it being staged continued.

Karol Markowicz, a NYP columnist, wrote on X: "The attempted shooter at the White House Correspondent's Dinner is 31 year old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California and he is in custody." However, as of now officials have not released an update.

This story is being updated.

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