US EditionCole Tomas Allen Identified as Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting
Authorities identified Cole Tomas Allen as the suspect, and one officer was protected by a bulletproof vest after shots were fired, officials said.
- On Saturday, April 25, 2026, a gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, forcing the immediate evacuation of President Donald Trump and other senior administration officials from the ballroom.
- Trump attended the annual gala for the first time as president, ending years of boycotting the event and repeatedly attacking the press as "fake news" and the enemy of the people.
- Law enforcement identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives when he charged the security checkpoint outside the ballroom.
- One officer was shot but protected by a bulletproof vest; Trump announced the dinner will be rescheduled within 30 days following the security threat.
- Prosecutors will arraign Allen on Monday in federal court on charges of using a firearm during a crime of violence and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon.
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Cole Tomas Allen, 31, residing in Torrance, suburb of Los Angeles, California, was identified as the alleged shooter at the annual White House correspondents gala in Washington, D.C.
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The Straits TimesWho is Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting?
WASHINGTON: The suspect arrested in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on Saturday was identified by a law enforcement official as Cole Tomas Allen, a Los Angeles-area man who appears from social media sites to be a Caltech graduate working as a part-time teacher and game developer.
On the evening of this Saturday 25 April in Washington, the 31-year-old man infiltrated with several weapons at the White House correspondents' gala, where Donald Trump was among others. He was neutralized after...
What to know about Cole Allen, alleged WH correspondents’ dinner shooter
Police in the United States have arrested a suspected gunman who stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, at a hotel in Washington, DC. The firing prompted the evacuation of Trump, along with the members of his…
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