Suspect in WH Correspondents' dinner shooting due in court as lawmakers question event security [View all]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 52 minutes ago


The alleged gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday is due in court Monday as lawmakers question security measures at the event.

Authorities apprehended 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrence, California, before he could enter the ballroom. The room held 2,300 guests, including President Donald Trump and many cabinet members in the line of succession.

One officer was shot in their bullet-resistant vest amid the chaos but is expected to recover. Inside the ballroom, attendees heard shots before Secret Service agents stormed the stage to protect Trump and others.

Scripps News learned that Allen sprinted through a security checkpoint and left behind a manifesto expressing a desire to target top Trump administration officials. Family members told investigators Allen had a tendency to make radical statements.

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