Overview
- The Justice Department released security footage it says shows Cole Allen firing at a Secret Service agent during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
- A federal judge in Washington ordered Allen held without bond after a brief hearing in which he did not contest pretrial detention.
- Prosecutors describe weeks of planning that included reserving a room at the Washington Hilton, traveling cross‑country by train with weapons to avoid airport screening, and taking an armed selfie about 30 minutes before the breach.
- Investigators say Allen checked live coverage of the president’s arrival, removed a coat that hid a shotgun, then sprinted through a checkpoint where agents exchanged gunfire.
- The video record remains in dispute, with The Washington Post reporting earlier footage showed no clear muzzle flash while prosecutors now say the new clip shows Allen firing and that there was no friendly fire.