The suspected attacker in a shooting that plunged a press gala attended by US President Donald Trump into chaos has been identified by news media as a 31-year-old mechanical engineer from California.
Hours after gunshots rang outside the ballroom where the glitzy White House Correspondents' Association dinner was being held on Saturday, Trump shared a photo of the suspect handcuffed and face down on the carpeted floor.
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