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Timeline Shows Gunman's Attempt to Enter Press Dinner Featuring Trump
Federal prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen faces two charges after a manifesto railing against the Trump administration preceded the shooting, officials said.
- On Saturday, April 25, 2026, 31-year-old Torrance engineer Cole Thomas Allen charged a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives, allegedly opening fire before Secret Service agents tackled him.
- Calling himself the "Friendly Federal Assassin," Allen emailed family a manifesto minutes before the disruption, stating he intended to target administration officials prioritized by rank and criticizing Trump administration policies.
- Records show Allen was a 2017 CalTech graduate in mechanical engineering who interned at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for approximately three months in 2014 and worked part-time as a tutor at C2 Education.
- Allen is due in court on Monday facing two initial charges: using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon, prosecutors said.
- Analysts draw parallels to Luigi Mangione, citing theories of "elite overproduction" where credentialed aspirants exceed available positions, potentially fueling future threats against institutions.
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Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting ‘Was Not on FBI’s Radar’
The suspected White House correspondents’ dinner shooter was a highly educated private tutor who was reportedly not on the FBI’s radar. While the Trump administration has sought to characterise Cole Tomas Allen, 31, as “anti-Christian”, his college classmates remember him as a “mellow” believer, former Intercept reporter Ken Klippenstein has revealed. On Sunday, Trump told FOX News that Allen “had a lot of hatred in his heart for a while,” call…
Boston 25 News
Correspondents’ dinner shooting: What we know about gunman, Cole Tomas Allen
Officials are examining writings that were sent to family members minutes before a gunman opened fire at the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
"I am a citizen of the United States of America. What my representatives of the people do throws a bad light on me," says Cole ... The post "Somewhere you have to start: how Cole Allen justifies his attempted attack on Trump appeared first on Apollo News.
Helena Independent Record
Timeline shows gunman's attempt to enter press dinner featuring Trump
Cole Tomas Allen is scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court two days after authorities said they foiled an attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
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