Video release in White House dinner attack fuels firing dispute

Federal prosecutors released security footage of Cole Tomas Allen as he allegedly tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner; the clip shows four muzzle flashes from a Secret Service agent and has sparked competing narratives about who fired first—prosecutors say Allen fired first, while defense lawyers and a Washington Post analysis say the four shots came from the agent. Authorities say Allen was not hit by the agent’s shots, and he was stopped after tripping over a magnetometer box at the checkpoint. Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate the president and related firearms offenses, and remains in federal custody as the case moves forward.