White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher
Updated Apr 26, 2026, 2:59 AM ET PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2026, 12:17 AM ET The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California, according to public records. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, has been identified by law enforcement as the armed man subdued near the dinner where President Trump and other officials had gathered, two sources fam ...
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April 25, 2026 10:26PM ET A law enforcement agent was reportedly hospitalized after being shot by a gunman who stormed the entrance to the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. CNN's John Berman reported that the shooter injured a law enforcement agent. Fox News host Sean Hannity also reported that a Secret Service agent was shot while the shooter stormed the entrance. The shooter has since reportedly been identified as a 30-year-old man from Los Angeles, according to CNN law ...
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Mexico Says 2 US Federal Agents Who Died Were Not Authorized to Participate in Any Local Operation
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Trump ousts National Science Board members
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Trump and Epstein Photos Projected Onto Hotel Before Correspondents' Dinner
Apr 25, 2026 at 08:58 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were reportedly highlighted in a video projected onto a hotel hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this weekend. Aaron Parnas posted a two-minute clip on X on Friday, saying a video “highlighting Trump’s relationship with Epstein is being displayed on the side of the building where Trump will attend the dinner.” Reuters shared a photo showing an image of ...
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Trump admin broke law to hand over multi-million contract to construction firm: report
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White House Correspondents' Dinner suspect Cole Allen sent anti-Trump manifesto to family before opening fire
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Secret Service agent hospitalized after being shot in protective vest at WHCD: report
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Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon
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