Cole Tomas Allen

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White House Correspondents' dinner shooter (born 1994)

On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and members of the Cabinet were evacuated from the event by the Secret Service. It was the first White House Correspondents' Dinner that Trump attended as president.

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Trump assassination suspect pleads not guilty

Cole Tomas Allen pleads not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate President Trump at a high-profile Washington event.

Man accused of attempted assassination of Trump pleads not guilty Sydney Morning Herald — May 12, 06:36 AM
White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty in federal court 📹 NBC News — May 11, 21:25 PM · 31sec
Trump assassination attempt suspect pleads not guilty NBC News — May 11, 20:16 PM
Suspect in Trump attempted assassination pleads not guilty 📹 Reuters — May 11, 18:55 PM · 1min
Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty to assassination attempt PBS — May 11, 17:10 PM
White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty 📹 CTV News — May 11, 16:16 PM · 31sec
White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty Le Monde — May 11, 15:50 PM
White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty Vanguard News — May 11, 15:34 PM
Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump pleads not guilty The Straits Times — May 11, 15:31 PM
Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty to all charges 📹 CBS News — May 11, 15:31 PM · 2min
Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty to all charges CBS News — May 11, 15:24 PM
Cole Allen, WHCA attack suspect, pleads not guilty UPI — May 11, 15:23 PM
White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty IOL — May 11, 15:20 PM
Cole Allen, Suspect In Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting, Pleads Not Guilty To Attempting To Assassinate Donald Trump Deadline — May 11, 15:14 PM
Man Charged With Assassination Attempt at Correspondents’ Dinner Pleads Not Guilty The New York Times — May 11, 15:08 PM
Man charged with attempting to kill US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty Euronews — May 11, 14:46 PM
Press dinner gunman pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump Scripps News — May 11, 14:30 PM
Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting pleads not guilty The Independent — May 11, 14:20 PM
Trump White House gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty Times Of India — May 11, 14:14 PM
WHCA Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen pleads not guilty, judge scoffs at defense’s power play Fox News — May 11, 14:05 PM