Cole Tomas Allen

Cole Tomas Allen

Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, in Washington DC, US, April 30, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. Photo: REUTERS/Emily Goff/File Photo

Judge 'disturbed' over treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect

US Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said he was disturbed by the conditions for Cole Allen

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro points at a picture of a shotgun carried by Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, as she and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) of the FBI Washington Field Office Darren Cox take part in a press conference about the shooting incident, at the U.S. Department of Justice, in Washington, DC, US, April 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

Law enforcement personnel detain a person of interest, after US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents when a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security, officials said, in Washington, DC, US April 25, 2026. Photo: DONALD J TRUMP via Truth Social/Handout via REUTERS

Who is Cole Tomas Allen, suspect in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting?