Selfie with weapons tied to alleged Trump assassination plot at WHCD
TL;DR
A California man, Cole Allen, was photographed in a Washington Hilton room with a leather ammo bag, a shoulder holster, knives and other tools roughly 30 minutes before attempting to reach and kill President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner; prosecutors say he planned the attack, he was tackled by Secret Service, and he now faces charges including attempted assassination and weapon offenses.
- Cole Allen took selfie before Trump assassination attempt at WHCD, prosecutors say CNBC
- New pictures emerge of suspected Washington D.C. gunman NBC News
- Video shows moment Secret Service officer fired at correspondents’ dinner suspect The Washington Post
- 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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