Details emerge on the suspect in the WHCD shooting

NPR | By Steve Futterman

Published April 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM EDT

The suspect of the shooting at Saturday's White House Correspondents Dinner is described as a "very smart" by students he mentored in Southern California.

Steve Futterman

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