White House dinner suspect was Caltech grad, appeared in TV interview
Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old Caltech graduate, is suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25, injuring one Secret Service agent. Authorities allege that Allen charged a security checkpoint with multiple weapons and is not cooperating with the investigation.
Cole Tomas Allen, suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25, appeared in a 2017 Los Angeles TV news report demonstrating a prototype wheelchair emergency brake. Allen, a 2017 Caltech mechanical engineering graduate, is accused of charging a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton with multiple weapons, injuring one Secret Service agent. The event was attended by President Donald Trump and high-profile guests, including Cabinet officials and Vice President JD Vance. Authorities will charge Allen with multiple counts connected to the shooting on April 27. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said law enforcement is still collecting information on how Allen obtained the guns and that he is not cooperating. The FBI is leading the investigation, while the Secret Service is examining the suspect's behavioral profile.
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