Caltech-trained engineer identified as shooter at White House dinner

Authorities identified 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, as the gunman who opened fire near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., exchanging gunfire with officers before being subdued; investigators say he believed it was his duty to target Trump administration officials and left a note apologizing; two firearms were recovered and federal prosecutors say he will be charged with two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer, with more charges expected; no fatalities were reported.