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shooting New images included in a memorandum filed by the US government show Cole Tomas Allen - the man accused of opening fire at a White House Correspondents' dinner last weekend - with weapons in a hotel
shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner on Saturday. **Andrew Harnik/Getty Images** Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Hours after a gunman attempted to breach the White House Correspondents' Dinner, details are slowly emerging about
shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner on Saturday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3800x3800+950+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fa9%2F5447b2044e1f9eef1f58ce8c53ce%2Fgettyimages-2273151161.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118807/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Details emerge of alleged shooter at White House correspondents' dinner](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118807/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) But Holt and others
Details emerge of alleged shooter at White House correspondents' dinner](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118807/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) Hundreds of attendees, many of them reporters and lawmakers, took shelter beneath their tables amidst the chaos, before evacuating the hotel
shooting didn’t just happen,” one commentator on Bluesky [wrote](https://bsky.app/profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3mkegl6kk522h) after the correspondents dinner. Another account responded: “Well, in fairness, that’s what we ask of school kids.” Eventually the dinner
Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., in Torrance, California, U.S., April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reuters_69edb12a-1777185066.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C514&quality=80) People in the neighbourhood look on as police stand on the corner outside the residence associated with
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 Blanche said
incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, were evacuated from the Washington Hilton after
shoot officials in the Trump administration, two sources told CBS. Citing the sources, CBS also said that at least five to eight gunshots were fired during the incident. CCTV footage posted by Trump shows
shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has a hearing covering the conditions of his confinement scheduled for later today.** Cole Allen, who remains behind bars for now pending his trial, was injured during
shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington. **Alex Brandon/AP** Alex Brandon/AP *Tamara Keith was president of the WHCA from 2022-2023 and planned the 2023 dinner
incident. The president also thanked the media, who he says were "very responsible" in their coverage of the unfolding situation. Shortly before giving an address to the media, Trump shared images and a video
details about the shooting remain unclear. As the investigation has evolved, prosecutors' statements have changed on whether the suspect shot a US Secret Service officer as gunfire rang out at the Washington Hilton last Saturday
shooting and a transatlantic alliance showing fresh signs of strain. British flags could be seen lining lamp-posts outside the White House, where Donald Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, were [set to host