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What to know about Cole Allen, alleged WH correspondents’ dinner shooter

Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner

Photos: The aftermath of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. **Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images** Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images ![Law enforcement officials respond to an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen

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

White House Correspondents' Dinner, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said. The suspect, named by US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested after police said he opened fire near

White House to review Trump's security

incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a senior official confirmed to the BBC. Trump has stood by the Secret Service, which has come under scrutiny after an armed suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas

Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinner

dinner A California man has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump in an incident that has sparked a White House security review. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was also charged with

Timeline: Trump assassination attempts and security incidents

White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton hotel and taken into custody. US media identified him as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance in California. Acting Attorney General Todd

Monday briefing: Everything we know about the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

White House correspondents’ dinner descended into chaos as the US president and first lady were evacuated after the event was interrupted by gunfire. Journalists ducked under tables as authorities rushed [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)

New images show suspect taking selfies before Washington press dinner shooting

Cole Tomas Allen - the man accused of opening fire at a White House Correspondents' dinner last weekend - with weapons in a hotel room before the attack. Prosecutors submitted the photos along with new details

White House wants Department of Homeland Security reopen for World Cup

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun and three knives as he charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday

Shooting raises questions about Trump security

White House Correspondents' Association dinner at Hilton hotel in the nation's capital, Trump's security is once again under scrutiny. While the motive and precise target of the suspected shooter, 31-year-old Cole

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

First Thing: White House dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination

White House correspondents’ dinner [was charged on Monday](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-suspect-court) with three federal crimes, including attempting to assassinate the president – a charge that carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison

White House correspondents’ dinner shooting latest: Trump unharmed and suspect in custody after attack at Washington Hilton

incident](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/donald-melania-trump-white-houe-correspondents-dinner) at last night’s White House correspondents’ dinner. **Donald Trump** and and wife **Melania Trump** were rushed out of the event at the Washington Hilton, the hotel where former president **Ronald

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

Accused shooter was targeting Trump and US officials, authorities say

White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was targeting US President Donald Trump and members of his administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says. Blanche said on Sunday that authorities believe the suspect travelled from California

What we know about the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, after gunshots were reported on the premises. The US Secret Service confirmed that no one was injured in the "shooting incident", and one person has been taken into custody

Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named as Cole Tomas Allen

Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles, as the suspected gunman arrested at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night. Allen, 31, has no record

‘Violence must never be the way’: world leaders react to Washington shooting at Trump event

White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington tonight.” “Political violence has no place in any democracy and my thoughts are with all those who have been shaken by this disturbing event.” The leader of America

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

Correspondents’ Association, Weijia Jiang. As shots rang out, journalists and guests ducked under tables and law enforcement officers with rifles blocked lines of sight to the president as he was rushed from the room. Blanche

Prosecutors release video of armed man storming correspondents' dinner

White House Correspondents' Association dinner and attempt to kill President Donald Trump. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, posted the video on social media amid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer