US EditionPirro says ballistic evidence shows correspondents’ dinner suspect shot officer
Prosecutors say new video and ballistics evidence link Allen to the shooting and support attempted-assassination charges, while investigators seek possible additional victims.
- On Sunday, May 3, 2026, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced that forensic evidence has confirmed a Secret Service officer was indeed struck by gunfire during an assassination attempt on President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last weekend.
- During an appearance on CNN, Pirro stated that ballistics testing found a lead pellet from the suspect's Mossberg pump-action shotgun embedded in the fibers of the officer's ballistic vest, providing definitive proof the suspect fired his weapon.
- The announcement addresses earlier skepticism from defense attorneys and independent experts who had questioned if the suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, had actually discharged his firearm since no muzzle flash was clearly visible in initial security footage.
- The incident occurred on April 25 at the Washington Hilton when Allen allegedly charged through a security checkpoint; in the ensuing struggle, a total of six shots were fired—one from the suspect and five from responding law enforcement.
- While the officer was not seriously injured thanks to his protective gear, Pirro emphasized that this new evidence solidifies the federal case against Allen, who already faces charges of attempted assassination and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
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Authorities have determined that the shots that struck a Secret Service agent's bulletproof vest at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner came from the rifle of the man accused of breaking into the event…
The Toronto Star
Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents’ dinner attack, prosecutor says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in an attempt to kill
Washington DC, United States.- Investigators found strong evidence that the alleged shooter who attempted to break into a media gala in Washington attended by U.S. President Donald Trump first effectively fired at a Secret Service agent, a federal prosecutor said today. Times analysis of the images released by the FBI Thursday night seems to show that the assailant shot at a Secret Service agent, who responded to the fire.
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