White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California. Allen was subdued near the dinner where President Trump and other officials had gathered.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, has been identified as the suspect in a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Law enforcement sources told CNN that Allen was subdued near the dinner where President Trump and other officials were present. Allen worked as a part-time teacher at C2 Education and was named 'teacher of the month' in December 2024. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 and received a master's degree in computer science from California State University-Dominguez Hills. Allen also worked as a video game developer and published an indie game called Bohrdom on Steam. FBI agents assembled outside a home linked to Allen in Torrance, and police tape was put up along part of the street.
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