Security Camera Footage Shows Suspected WH Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Charging Through Security.
Officials said the suspect got past the outer security layer and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement before being detained, prompting an evacuation of top officials.
- On Saturday, a gunman identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen rushed security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, shooting a Secret Service agent before being detained; President Donald Trump was safely evacuated.
- Investigators believe Allen gained access to the Washington Hilton Hotel by staying as a guest, bypassing initial security layers at a venue that hosted the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan 45 years ago.
- Armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives, Allen shot an agent at close range, though the bullet struck the officer's bulletproof vest; President Trump later stated the wounded agent was "doing great."
- Secret Service Director Sean Curran argued the "multi-layered protection" worked, a sentiment echoed by Washington's Metropolitan Police Department interim chief Jeffery Carroll, while Trump praised the rapid response from law enforcement.
- Following the shooting, questions have emerged regarding security around the president amid recent high-profile acts of political violence, though Trump insisted the dramatic event would "bring together most parties" from across the political spectrum.
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Schools and universities where the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter attended share their reaction
CARSON, Calif. (NBC, KYMA) - Schools and universities, attended by the suspected White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) gunman, react to the shooting. "It surprised me a lot, I will say that," said a California State University (CSU) student. Students shared their reaction to the email they got over the weekend from the university, alerting them that the WHCD shooter, 31-year-old Cole Allen, attended Cal State Dominguez Hills. "They did say a…
Acting AG Todd Blanche Rejects ‘More Restrictive’ Gun Laws as Response to WHCD Attack
by AWR Hawkins, Breitbart: During a Sunday morning appearance on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made clear the push for “more restrictive” gun laws is the wrong response to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) attack. Host Margaret Brennan noted that alleged WHCD attacker traveled from California to Washington, DC via a train […]
As he stated, he did not hear gunshots, but immediately noticed the mobilization of security forces.
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