Gunman at White House Correspondents' Dinner Charged With Attempted Assassination of President Trump

A 31-year-old man from California has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump after running through a security checkpoint and exchanging gunfire with law enforcement at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night.

The gunman, who has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, traveled from California to D.C. via train in the days leading up to the attack, and had checked into the Washington Hilton hotel the day before the event. He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives, authorities said.

Allen appeared to have been targeting Trump administration officials in the attack, per a note he sent to his family before the incident. In the note, Allen detailed his "expected rules of engagement," and wrote that administration officials were "targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest."

A U.S. Secret Service agent was shot in his bulletproof vest while engaging the gunman. He was released from the hospital on Sunday.

Allen was not shot during the incident, but suffered minor injuries as he fell and got tackled by law enforcement.

President Trump, the first lady, Vice President Vance, and members of Trump’s Cabinet who were in attendance were rushed out after the gunfire. All were safe and uninjured.

A 31-year-old man from California has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump after running through a security checkpoint and exchanging gunfire with law enforcement at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night.

The gunman, who has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, traveled from California to D.C. via train in the days leading up to the attack, and had checked into the Washington Hilton hotel the day before the event. He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives, authorities said.

Allen appeared to have been targeting Trump administration officials in the attack, per a note he sent to his family before the incident. In the note, Allen detailed his "expected rules of engagement," and wrote that administration officials were "targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest."

A U.S. Secret Service agent was shot in his bulletproof vest while engaging the gunman. He was released from the hospital on Sunday.

Allen was not shot during the incident, but suffered minor injuries as he fell and got tackled by law enforcement.

President Trump, the first lady, Vice President Vance, and members of Trump’s Cabinet who were in attendance were rushed out after the gunfire. All were safe and uninjured.

A 31-year-old man from California has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump after running through a security checkpoint and exchanging gunfire with law enforcement at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night.

The gunman, who has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, traveled from California to D.C. via train in the days leading up to the attack, and had checked into the Washington Hilton hotel the day before the event. He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives, authorities said.

Allen appeared to have been targeting Trump administration officials in the attack, per a note he sent to his family before the incident. In the note, Allen detailed his "expected rules of engagement," and wrote that administration officials were "targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest."

A U.S. Secret Service agent was shot in his bulletproof vest while engaging the gunman. He was released from the hospital on Sunday.

Allen was not shot during the incident, but suffered minor injuries as he fell and got tackled by law enforcement.

President Trump, the first lady, Vice President Vance, and members of Trump’s Cabinet who were in attendance were rushed out after the gunfire. All were safe and uninjured.

A 31-year-old man from California has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump after running through a security checkpoint and exchanging gunfire with law enforcement at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night.

The gunman, who has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, traveled from California to D.C. via train in the days leading up to the attack, and had checked into the Washington Hilton hotel the day before the event. He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives, authorities said.

Allen appeared to have been targeting Trump administration officials in the attack, per a note he sent to his family before the incident. In the note, Allen detailed his "expected rules of engagement," and wrote that administration officials were "targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest."

A U.S. Secret Service agent was shot in his bulletproof vest while engaging the gunman. He was released from the hospital on Sunday.

Allen was not shot during the incident, but suffered minor injuries as he fell and got tackled by law enforcement.

President Trump, the first lady, Vice President Vance, and members of Trump’s Cabinet who were in attendance were rushed out after the gunfire. All were safe and uninjured.

A 31-year-old man from California has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump after running through a security checkpoint and exchanging gunfire with law enforcement at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night.

The gunman, who has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, traveled from California to D.C. via train in the days leading up to the attack, and had checked into the Washington Hilton hotel the day before the event. He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives, authorities said.

Allen appeared to have been targeting Trump administration officials in the attack, per a note he sent to his family before the incident. In the note, Allen detailed his "expected rules of engagement," and wrote that administration officials were "targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest."

A U.S. Secret Service agent was shot in his bulletproof vest while engaging the gunman. He was released from the hospital on Sunday.

Allen was not shot during the incident, but suffered minor injuries as he fell and got tackled by law enforcement.

President Trump, the first lady, Vice President Vance, and members of Trump’s Cabinet who were in attendance were rushed out after the gunfire. All were safe and uninjured.