Overview
- The shooting at the Washington Hilton on Saturday unfolded when a man rushed a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exchanged fire, leaving a Secret Service officer bruised by a round stopped by a vest.
- Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was identified by multiple outlets as the suspect, and officials said he carried a shotgun, a handgun, and knives, stayed at the hotel as a registered guest, and never reached the ballroom.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said evidence indicates the attacker intended to target administration officials, likely including President Trump, and that the suspect traveled by train from California through Chicago to Washington and had purchased the guns in recent years.
- Federal prosecutors plan to arraign the suspect Monday on charges that include using a firearm during a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon, and officials said he is in custody at a hospital and not cooperating.
- Authorities are reviewing writings described as a manifesto that mocked event security and outlined plans to target officials, prompting fresh scrutiny of layered protections at public political events and leading New York police to add patrols at Trump Tower.