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Cole Tomas Allen: Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian

www.bbc.com·Jaroslav Lukiv·about 1 month ago
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2 hours ago Jaroslav Lukiv and Emma Pengelly, BBC Verify @REALDONALD TRUMP / TRUTHSOCIAL President Trump shared this photo appearing to show the shirtless suspect on the floor of the Washington Hilton hotel The man arrested after shots were fired inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held on Saturday night has been named by law enforcement officials as Cole Tomas Allen. The 31-year-old suspect is from Torrance in the Los Angeles region, California. After he was detained by security agents inside the Washington Hilton hotel he told law enforcement officials he wanted to shoot officials in the Trump administration, two sources told CBS, the BBC's US news partner. In Sunday's interview with NBC's Meet the Press, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the motive of the suspected shooter was still under investigation, but that "preliminary" findings suggested he was targeting administration officials, "likely" including President Donald Trump.…

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