Overview
- Federal prosecutors, who released surveillance and witness videos on Friday and Saturday, say the footage shows Cole Tomas Allen firing on a Secret Service officer at the Washington Hilton during the April 25th dinner.
- Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that lab tests found a pellet from Allen’s shotgun embedded in the officer’s ballistic vest, which confirms the round that struck the agent came from the suspect’s weapon.
- Investigators say the videos also capture hours of scouting near checkpoints and access points, and they recovered a pre-attack selfie of Allen posing with firearms and gear in his hotel room.
- Allen is in federal custody on attempted assassination and weapons charges that could carry a life sentence, and his lawyers have asked a judge to lift suicide-prevention restrictions they say sharply limit contact with family.
- The Justice Department and FBI are still testing evidence and reviewing whether Allen had help, and the Secret Service faces scrutiny of event security even as the president praised agents for their rapid response.