Everything we know about Cole Allen, the suspected gunman at WHCD
The White House Correspondents' Dinner was disrupted on Saturday night when Cole Allen allegedly rushed through a security checkpoint and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that Allen was likely targeting Trump administration officials.
The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner was derailed on Saturday night after Cole Allen allegedly rushed through a security checkpoint and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. Allen was apprehended at the scene and is expected to be arraigned on Monday. One law enforcement agent was shot but not seriously injured, and all Trump administration officials and lawmakers were safely evacuated. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Allen was likely targeting administration officials. Allen, from Torrance, California, traveled by train from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. and was booked at the Washington Hilton. He was a teacher at C2 Education and allegedly wrote a detailed letter about his plans.
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