US EditionWhite House correspondents' dinner suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
Prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen carried guns and knives and fired shots before Secret Service agents stopped him; an officer was hit in a bulletproof vest.
- A man named Cole Tomas Allen tried to breach security and allegedly shot a U.S. Secret Service agent at a dinner where President Donald Trump was present and now faces federal charges for attempting to assassinate Trump.
- Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, also faces three firearms-related charges in addition to the assassination attempt.
- He left a manifesto calling himself the 'Friendly Federal Assassin' and planned to target senior Trump administration officials attending the event.
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Suspected Gunman Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump
Prosecutors have charged Cole Allen with three counts, including attempting to assassinate President Trump. He was also charged with two firearms offenses. Allen faces a lengthy prison sentence if he is convicted.
Suspect in Washington dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
The man accused of shooting a U.S. Secret Service agent as he tried to breach security at a Washington dinner attended by President Donald Trump is facing federal charges of attempting to assassinate the president, a judge said in court on Monday.
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
Suspect charged with attempted assassination of President Trump
Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, was identified by federal law enforcement sources as the alleged gunman. He was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump on Monday.
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