Overview
- Secret Service evacuated the president, first lady, and senior officials Saturday after shots rang out near the Washington Hilton ballroom and the dinner was suspended.
- Police named the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, who carried a shotgun, a handgun, and several knives.
- Investigators say he opened fire while trying to rush a Secret Service checkpoint and shot a uniformed officer whose vest stopped the round, with the officer later reported in good condition.
- Prosecutors announced initial federal counts after the FBI and D.C. police opened a joint case into the attack.
- Trump praised the agents, called the suspect a “lone wolf,” and posted arrest footage, while the motive and any links remain unconfirmed.