WHCD shooting suspect allegedly targeted Trump officials, investigators say

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WHCD shooting suspect allegedly targeted Trump officials, investigators say
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Investigators say the man suspected in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wrote a statement denouncing Trump and appeared to target members of the Trump administration; Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is in custody after charging toward the Washington Hilton with a shotgun, a handgun and knives. He faces two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of assault on a federal officer, and a Secret Service officer was hit by a bullet but shielded by a vest as attendees were evacuated; the case is ongoing and preliminary.

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