Secret Service director denies agent was wounded by friendly fire
Secret Service Director Sean Curran stated that an agent at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was shot at point-blank range by suspect Cole Allen, not by friendly fire as previously speculated. The agent returned fire multiple times while being shot and falling to the ground, and law enforcement later subdued Allen after he tripped on a magnetometer. Officials, including U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and President Donald Trump, confirmed the agent was wounded by Allen and released video evidence supporting this account.
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Secret Service Director Sean Curran said on Thursday that an agent at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last weekend was not shot by friendly fire in the attack. Rather, Curran said the agent was shot at “point-blank range” with a shotgun held by Cole Allen, 31. The statement contradicts reports that suggested another law enforcement officer shot the agent as Allen rushed past the security checkpoint toward the Washington Hilton ballroom. Recommended Stories Apparent Epstein suicide note found by cellmate in 2019 DOJ weighs new classified leak charges against Comey as legal pressure escalates Sheinbaum demands evidence before extraditing Mexican officials to US over cartel ties The agent fired five rounds, according to the Secret Service director. Allen was never hit.
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