US EditionCole Thomas Allen Identified as Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting
- FBI agents investigated a Torrance, California address Sunday connected to Cole Tomas Allen, identified as the suspect in Saturday night's shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner attended by President Donald Trump.
- In writings sent to family members minutes before the attack, the 31-year-old described himself as 'Friendly Federal Assassin' and expressed opposition to recent government actions under Trump, according to a law enforcement official.
- Allen earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena and a master's degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills, working six years at C2 Education.
- Court records show no prior criminal history for Allen, who contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee supporting Kamala Harris in 2024, while his father Thomas Allen serves as an elder at Grace United Reformed Church Torrance.
- Bin Tang, a computer science professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, taught Allen before his graduation last year and described him as 'very polite, a good fellow,' expressing shock upon learning of his arrest.
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