A gunman taken into custody after charging a Secret Service checkpoint during the White House Correspondents Dinner lives in California, President Donald Trump said on Saturday.The shooting suspect is Cole Tomas Allen, Hearst Television’s National Investigative Unit has learned via sources. Allen is from the Torrance, California area, where he works as a teacher. The Associated Press reported he is 31-years-old. Trump said the man was armed with multiple weapons before being stopped by the Secret Service. Metropolitan Police Department Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll later said those weapons included a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives. One officer was shot but was protected by his bulletproof vest. “He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job,” Trump said.Law enforcement exchanged gunfire with the suspect. He was not hit by gunfire and was taken to a hospital to be evaluated, D.C. officials said. Trump described the suspect as being a “lone wolf.” He shared two photos on Truth Social of the suspected shooter being restrained on the ground while shirtless. The president also shared surveillance footage on Truth Social from the Washington Hilton that showed security opening fire. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were among the top administration figures in attendance who were evacuated. The gunman did not make it to the banquet hall. He is being charged with firearms and assault charges and will be arraigned on Monday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said. –The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A gunman taken into custody after charging a Secret Service checkpoint during the White House Correspondents Dinner lives in California, President Donald Trump said on Saturday.
The shooting suspect is Cole Tomas Allen, Hearst Television’s National Investigative Unit has learned via sources. Allen is from the Torrance, California area, where he works as a teacher. The Associated Press reported he is 31-years-old.
Trump said the man was armed with multiple weapons before being stopped by the Secret Service.
Metropolitan Police Department Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll later said those weapons included a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives.
One officer was shot but was protected by his bulletproof vest.
“He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job,” Trump said.
Law enforcement exchanged gunfire with the suspect. He was not hit by gunfire and was taken to a hospital to be evaluated, D.C. officials said.
Trump described the suspect as being a “lone wolf.”
He shared two photos on Truth Social of the suspected shooter being restrained on the ground while shirtless.
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The president also shared surveillance footage on Truth Social from the Washington Hilton that showed security opening fire.
Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were among the top administration figures in attendance who were evacuated.
The gunman did not make it to the banquet hall.
He is being charged with firearms and assault charges and will be arraigned on Monday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said.
–The Associated Press contributed to this report.