US EditionWhite House correspondents' dinner suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
Prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen brought guns and knives to the event, and a Secret Service officer was struck in the vest but survived.
- On Monday, federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, April 25.
- Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, traveled by train to Washington and emailed family roughly 10 minutes before the attack a manifesto characterizing himself as a 'Friendly Federal Assassin' targeting administration officials.
- Armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, a.38-caliber pistol, and three knives, Allen breached a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton and shot a Secret Service officer in the chest; a ballistic vest prevented serious injury.
- Security agents evacuated President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance from the ballroom, prompting White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to convene an immediate security protocol review with Homeland Security and the Secret Service.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attributed the attack to a 'left-wing cult of hatred,' while a judge ordered Allen detained pending a detention hearing set for Thursday with a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 11.
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Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Assistant Director for the Criminal Investigative Division at the FBI Darren Cox listen at a press conference at the Department of Justice on April 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The California man said by federal prosecutors to have opened fire just outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where …
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Man accused in DC shooting charged with attempted assassination of Trump
WASHINGTON — Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif., faces three criminal charges — including attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump, punishable with up to life in prison — in relation to his allegedly exchanging gunfire with federal officials at the…
The man suspected of shooting on Saturday during a press gala attended by Donald Trump is accused of attempted assassination on the US president, said the US authorities this Monday. If he is found guilty, he faces a life sentence. - Press gala shots in Washington: the suspect accused of attempted assassination on Donald Trump (International).
The man who shot President Trump at a gala in Washington is accused of attempted murder of the U.S. head of state. A conviction threatens the 31-year-old with a life sentence.
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