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The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner dominates the front pages of Monday's newspapers. The Daily Mail focuses on King Charles III's upcoming trip to the US, quoting sources as saying that he will "keep calm and carry on".
The Guardian says the shooting raises "questions about political violence and gun control" after shots were fired at the prestigious press gala attended by Donald Trump and senior White House officials. The US president was evacuated from the dinner on Saturday night after a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint at the event in Washington DC.
The King's visit is also the focus for the Times, which reports Trump's comments praising the "brave" monarch for pressing on with his trip despite the ballroom attack. Officials say the suspect was armed with multiple weapons and appears to have acted alone.
Questions are being raised over the repeated security lapses around the US president, the Financial Times reports. Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche says preliminary findings suggest the suspect was "targeting administration officials", "likely" including the president. In other news, pictured on the front page is the moment Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.
Buckingham Palace held last-minute talks about security over the King's visit to the US in the wake of the apparent assassination attempt on Trump, the Mirror reports. It is understood there will be minor adjustments to some of the engagements to further minimise risks.
Featuring the moment the president is whisked away by Secret Service agents as the main image on the front page, the Daily Express also says the royal visit is still on. The suspect has been named by US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen.
The Independent describes Trump as "defiant" on its front page, after the president "escaped his third suspected assassination attempt unhurt".
A picture of the suspect, shared by the US president on social media, is splashed across the front page of the Sun. It describes the "bedlam" sparked by the incident, as "panicked guests hid under tables" and the president "was bundled away".
The Metro says security arrangements for the King's visit are being reviewed after the "drama at Washington hotel". The front page was published before the final decision to go ahead with the trip was announced.
The King is flying into the US "with extra security", reports the i Paper. It also highlights the first-hand account of a journalist at the event: "Security men shouted at us to get out of the way."
Referencing a 1993 Clint Eastwood movie about a presidential assassination attempt with its headline, the Daily Star quotes Trump's description of the suspect as a "lone wolf whack job".
Rather than the shooting incident in the US, the Daily Telegraph leads its front page with the latest part of its investigation into Lord Hermer. It says that emails it has obtained show the attorney general telling human rights lawyers they had done more good for society than the decorated soldiers they had falsely accused of murder and torture. A spokesman for the Attorney General tells the paper: "The Attorney has the greatest respect for the Armed Forces and the sacrifice they have made for our country. These emails simply show the Attorney offering support to a junior lawyer – who was exonerated of any wrongdoing – and who was going through a difficult time."
