Authorities identified the gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night as a California man, according to reports citing law enforcement sources.
Cole Allen, from Torrance, California, attacked the event while President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials were in attendance,The New York TimesandCBS Newsreported.
On-scene footage posted to social media showed guests crouching to the floor or running after four shots were heard, with law enforcement surveying the area with guns.
Officials apprehended the suspect alive,Trumpandthe FBIsaid on social media.
Allen was praised as “Teacher of the Month” by C2 Education of Torrance in aDecember 2024 Facebook postfrom the tutoring school.
Allen made a $25 donation to former Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign,Federal Election Commission records show.
Trump postedpictureson Truth Socialof what appeared to be the suspect pinned face-down on the hotel’s floor, shirtless and restrained by law enforcement agents.
Blurry video footageposted by the presidentshowed a figure racing past agents on foot in a hallway of theWashington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was hosted.
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