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Suspected gunman was likely targeting White House officials at press dinner, acting attorney general says

charges that include assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer. Surveillance footage shows a man rushing across the space outside the ballroom. A federal agent was shot

Washington in shock after White House press dinner shooting: ‘an angry, polarized nation’

dinner. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP Raskin [told CNN’s State of the Union](https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sotu/date/2026-04-26/segment/01): “We have not dealt with the problem and we’re losing thousands of people a year

What we know about Cole Allen, suspected White House Correspondents' dinner shooter

Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen, whose LinkedIn account says he graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2025. **LinkedIn** LinkedIn In addition to teaching, Allen was also a self-employed video game developer

What we know about press dinner shooting suspect

White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held on Saturday night has been named to the BBC's US news partner CBS by law enforcement sources as Cole Tomas Allen. The 31-year-old suspect

Trump and officials 'likely' targets of press dinner shooting suspect, authorities believe

Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested after police said he opened fire near a security checkpoint during the event at a Washington DC hotel on Saturday. Blanche, speaking to NBC News, said the alleged gunman

Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover

Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night in Washington DC. Oz Pearlman - a self-described "mentalist" performing mind tricks - told the BBC he was talking to Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and White House press secretary