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Press gala shooting suspect moved off suicide watch in jail, records show

www.cbsnews.com·Kerry Breen·30 days ago
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By Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Read Full Bio Updated on: May 3, 2026 / 7:40 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen has been taken off suicide watch at the Washington, D.C., jail where he is being held, his lawyers wrote in new court documents.  Allen's lawyers had moved to cancel a hearing scheduled for Monday to discuss removing Allen from suicide watch, but magistrate judge Zia Faruqui denied the request, saying he has "grave concerns" about why the suspect was in solitary confinement and wants answers.  In an earlier motion requesting Allen's removal from suicide watch, his lawyers said that the restrictions amount to "violations of his rights under the Due Process Clause."  Allen was being held in a restrictive…

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