Alleged Shooter at Correspondents' Dinner Identified, Manifesto Details Emerge

Published: 2026-04-27T11:58:10Z
Category: crime-public-safety
Source: The Washington Post
Original source

The individual suspected in the recent White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from California. Reports indicate Allen allegedly referred to himself as a 'friendly federal assassin' in a manifesto, traveling from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. before engaging federal agents. Authorities are currently investigating the motive behind the attack, which involved the suspect breaching security and exchanging gunfire.

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