The shooting suspect accused of storming the Washington media gala attended on Saturday by President Donald Trump will be arraigned in the US capital on Monday, the federal prosecutor said.
The suspect — who exchanged gunfire with Secret Service agents but was not shot himself — will appear before a US district judge on Monday.
According to US Attorney Jeanine Piro, the suspect will be charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
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Speaking after, Trump said the incident would not deter him from the Iran war, although he believed the incident was unlikely to be linked to the conflict.
“It’s not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. I don’t know if that had anything to do with it, I really don’t think so, based on what we know,” Trump told reporters in a briefing at the White House after the shocking security incident.
Trump had earlier said, however, that “you never know” if it could be linked to the Iran war, and said investigators were working on the motive of the shooter, whom he described as a “lone wolf.”
The US leader earlier on Saturday cancelled his envoys’ trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran, after being unimpressed with Tehran’s negotiating position following nearly two months of war.
AFP
