Members of law enforcement control shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen during the White House Correspondents Dinner, on April 25, 2026, in Washington. (
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A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday (April 25, 2026) night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The President was uninjured and was hustled away.
The shooting suspect — described by Mr. Trump as a “sick person” — was identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, two law enforcement officials told the AP.
Published – April 26, 2026 09:45 am IST
