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California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

WIRED·Caroline Haskins·about 1 month ago
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A 31-year-old engineer and computer scientist was identified by media reports and President Donald Trump as the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night. Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, was apprehended following the firing of shots at the Washington Hilton, where Trump was scheduled to deliver remarks to a ballroom full of journalists, cabinet officials, and Hilton staff. Allen’s name surfaced in media reports shortly before Trump posted two photos of a suspect following his apprehension. The person in the photos Trump posted matches photos of Allen. In dramatic scenes, several shots were heard outside the ballroom, after which Trump and Vice President JD Vance were immediately rushed off the stage by the United States Secret Service. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting incident, it briefly appeared as if the event would proceed—Trump posted “LET THE SHOW GO ON” on Truth Social—but the event was eventually shut down.…

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