Overview
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that a buckshot pellet from Cole Allen’s Mossberg shotgun was found intertwined with fibers of the agent’s vest.
- The April 25 attack at the Washington Hilton unfolded as Allen rushed a checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and a stunned agent survived because the vest stopped the pellet.
- Officials say six shots were fired in total, with Allen firing once and a Secret Service officer firing five, and Pirro said the officer did not shoot himself.
- Prosecutors have charged Allen with attempting to kill President Trump and with felony firearms counts, and his next court dates are a grand jury presentation on May 8 and a preliminary hearing on May 11.
- Surveillance video described by Pirro shows Allen removing a long coat used to conceal the shotgun as a bomb-detection K-9 checked a doorway, highlighting that such dogs are trained to sniff explosives rather than ammunition.