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What charges does WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen currently face? What we know so far

White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Thomas AllenThe 31-year-old currently faces two charges of using a firearm during a violent crime and one count of assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon after breaching security at the Washington Hilton. Donald Trump and other government officials evacuated from Washington Hilton hotel amid outbreak White House Correspondents’ Dinner After the gunshot.

Law enforcement officials detained shooting suspect Cole Thomas Allen at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC, the United States on April 25, 2026. (Donald J. Trump via Truth Social/Handout via Reuters) (Via REUTERS)

According to Newsweek , Allen shot and killed a law enforcement officer, but the injury was not serious.

However, U.S. Attorney Jeanne Pirro in Washington said Allen would be formally charged in federal court on Monday, the BBC reported.

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A video shows Trump being interrupted by a commotion at a White House table while he was talking at the Washington Hilton. A huge explosion can be heard in the background. There were several Secret Service agents escort trump out They emerged from the venue as they shouted “Get down, get down”.

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Stephen MillerTrump’s senior advisers were also escorted from the venue. Senior government officials like Pete Hegseth were also escorted out by security. director of the fbi Kashi Patel They evacuated the room after hearing about five gunshots, the BBC reported.

Several attendees were seen crouching amid the chaos but remained indoors after the president was evacuated.

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Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Branch said in an interview with NBC media on Sunday, April 26, that Allen’s motives are still under investigation, but “preliminary” findings indicate that his targets were government officials, “possibly” including Trump. Branch added that investigators were looking at reports that Allen was assembling weapons at the hotel, stressing that he “didn’t go that far.”

“He barely pushed the boundaries,” Branch said, adding that Allen may have taken a train from Los Angeles to Chicago and then to Washington, D.C.

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