US EditionWhite House Correspondents' Dinner shooting again puts Washington Hilton at center of presidential history
Federal prosecutors say the 31-year-old suspect carried a shotgun and pistol, wounded a Secret Service officer and was stopped before reaching the ballroom.
- On Saturday, April 25, 2026, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., rushing a security checkpoint toward the ballroom.
- According to prosecutors, Allen's plan was not spontaneous; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro cited travel from Southern California as evidence he traveled across the country for days thinking about the attack.
- Before approaching the checkpoint, Allen discarded a coat concealing a 12-gauge shotgun and sprinted toward the ballroom. A Secret Service officer fired five times after Allen discharged his weapon, wounding the officer in the chest.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced federal charges including attempted assassination and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Allen remains in federal custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.
- FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Tuesday that the investigation remains active, with experts analyzing ballistic evidence and surveillance video. Officials are reviewing security protocols at the Washington Hilton, site of the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
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Cole Allen Charged With Attempted Assassination of President Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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