TORRANCE, California — The FBI raided the home of suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen late Saturday after swarming the property in the quiet Los Angeles suburbs.
Allen, a 31-year-old CalTech mechanical engineering grad, was subdued after he rushed a security checkpoint and opened fire with a shotgun inside the Washington Hilton during the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday evening, according to law enforcement sources.
An FBI convoy, including armored trucks and agents clad in camouflage tactical gear, descended onto Allen’s home in Torrance, Calif. late Saturday night — hours after The Post arrived on the scene.
The FBI is seen at the home linked to suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen. Kevin Perkins for CA Post
Records indicate that Cole Allen was a teacher and video game developer, having earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. C2 Education/Facebook
ABC 7 observed that occupants briefly interacted with federal agents on the home’s porch. One truck pointed a spotlight towards the home and eventually seemed to focus on the second-floor window, which overlooks the driveway.
Agents made first entry into the home just before midnight, the outlet reported.
FBI agents are seen leaving the scene of a home linked to Cole Allen in California AP
The highly anticipated White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the first Trump has attended as president, came to a screeching halt when a gunman cut past security and opened fire mere steps away from the packed ballroom.
The president and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the room by security — followed by Vice President JD Vance and a slew of other top officials.
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Trump later shared pictures of Allen, shirtless and subdued while officers pinned him to the floor, on TruthSocial.
The home linked to Cole Allen in Torrance, California. Kevin Perkins for CA Post
While Allen wasn’t formally identified as the suspect during Saturday’s press conference, Trump did repeatedly note that the “sick” gunman hailed from California.
Sources told ABC 7 that Allen apparently trekked from Los Angeles, just outside of his hometown, to Chicago before heading to Washington, DC.
FBI officers are seen being transported to a home linked to Cole Allen in Torrance, California on Sunday, April 26, 2026. REUTERS
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Neighbor Jeff Smith said he met Allen one time.
“The one interaction I had was like, maybe he could be on the spectrum,” he said.