Accused media gala shooter charged with attempted Trump assassination
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump during the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He was carrying multiple weapons when he tried to breach security at the event, which led to gunfire but no casualties. This incident marks the third assassination attempt on Trump in two years, raising concerns about security at such high-profile events.
- ▪Cole Tomas Allen was arraigned on charges of attempted assassination and firearms crimes.
- ▪He was carrying a shotgun, a semi-automatic pistol, and three knives during the incident.
- ▪No one was killed, but a bullet struck a Secret Service agent's bulletproof vest.
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Members of the FBI knock on doors of neighbors of a home (out of frame) associated with the suspected White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter in Torrance, California, Sunday. Investigators said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by U.S. President Donald Trump planned to target top government officials, as scrutiny grew over the event's security. Multiple U.S. news outlets have identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California, the southwestern Los Angeles suburb.
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