Selfie and ammo found as WHCD shooting suspect faces federal charges
TL;DR
Prosecutors released court filings with new images showing California man Cole Tomas Allen taking a selfie and carrying a bag of ammunition before allegedly rushing a security checkpoint with a shotgun at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A Secret Service agent fired five times; Allen was restrained and arrested. He faces federal charges including attempted assassination of the president, interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition with intent to commit a felony, and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime.
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- New pictures emerge of suspect in correspondents' dinner shooting NBC News
- Video shows moment Secret Service officer fired at correspondents’ dinner suspect The Washington Post
- Photo of Trump assassination attempt suspect Cole Allen in hotel room released as DOJ seeks to keep him jailed Fox News
- Did the suspected WHCD shooter hit a Secret Service officer? DOJ says it’s not sure yet. Politico
- With no radical footprint, what drove suspect to try and assassinate Trump? NPR
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