Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, was identified as the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He was arrested after shots were fired inside the Washington Hilton hotel. Allen told law enforcement officials he wanted to shoot Trump administration officials. He was armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives. Washington interim police chief Jeffery Carroll said Allen was a lone gunman and was taken to hospital for evaluation after being detained by security agents. Allen worked for a tutoring firm in Torrance and graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2017. He faces two charges: using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.