Cole Tomas Allen will be charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assaulting a federal agent using a dangerous weapon
United States authorities reported this Sunday (26) that President Donald Trump was the likely target of the shooting attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner, which took place on Saturday night (25). According to Acting United States Attorney Todd Blanch, everything indicates that Trump and other members of the government North American were the likely targets.
“It appears that he did, in fact, intend to target people who work in the administration, probably including the president,” Blanche told NBC News’ Meet the Press. Cole Tomas Allen, is 31 years old, left a federal agent injured before being detained by police.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt also made the same statement this Sunday. According to her, the shooter wanted to assassinate Trump.
Accused this Monday
Allen will be formally charged this Monday (27), the federal prosecutor’s office said. The suspect, who exchanged gunfire with Secret Service agents but was not injured, will appear before a U.S. District Court judge on Monday. According to federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, the suspect will be accused of using a firearm during a violent crime and assaulting a federal agent using a dangerous weapon.
According to local police, he was carrying guns and knives. Allen, who was detained at the hotel yesterday, is receiving hospital treatment and is expected to be formally charged on Monday (27). According to federal prosecutors, he will be accused of using a firearm during a violent crime and assaulting a federal agent using a dangerous weapon. The suspect exchanged gunfire with Secret Service agents, but was not injured.
Who is Cole Tomas Allen?
Cole Tomas Allen, suspected of opening fire at an event with Trump and journalists │Reproduction/TruthSocial/DonaldTrump
Cole Tomas Allen, a California resident who was staying at the Washington Hiltonwhere the Correspondents Association event was held. Trump, in an interview after the chaos, classified him as “a sick person” and “a lone wolf”.
According to CBS News, Allen told authorities he was targeting Trump himself. A resident of Torrance, California, he worked as a tutor after graduating from the California Institute of Technology. According to local police, he was carrying guns and knives. Allen, who was detained at the hotel yesterday, is receiving hospital treatment and is expected to be formally charged on Monday (27).
Trump claimed on Sunday that Allen wrote an anti-Christian manifesto. “This guy is sick,” Trump told Fox News. “When you read his manifesto, you see that he hates Christians.” “His sister or brother was complaining about it. They even complained to the police authorities. He was a very disturbed guy,” he added.
