US Attorney: Secret Service agent shot at White House Correspondents’ Dinner; buckshot pellet embedded in vest
TL;DR
US Attorney for the District of Columbia says a Secret Service agent was definitely shot at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, hit by a pellet from a Mossberg shotgun fired by Cole Tomas Allen. Surveillance video and ballroom audio indicate six shots were fired; Allen faces charges including discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, with a preliminary grand jury hearing planned. Authorities say evidence points to the president as the target, and additional video footage will be released as the investigation continues.
Topics:nationpolitics#buckshot#cole-tomas-allen#gun-violence#politics#secret-service#white-house-correspondents-dinner
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