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Security failures detailed in WHCD shooting

A former CIA analyst details multiple security lapses that allowed the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter to reach the event floor.

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Washington, D.C.
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Monday, 27 April 2026 at 01:02 UTC
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Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson, citing a Secret Service source, has detailed a series of security failures that enabled the shooter to attack the White House Correspondents' Dinner. According to the breakdown, the shooter, a hotel guest, bypassed a perimeter checkpoint by using an elevator and encountered no armed officers at a subsequent checkpoint who were ready to fire. The analysis notes that after the shooter was downed, he appeared to have no visible bullet wounds, raising questions about the response. These alleged lapses align with criticisms in the shooter's own manifesto about lax security at the venue.
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