Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 25, 2026. DONALD J TRUMP via Truth Social/Handout via REUTERS

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

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4/26/2026

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

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4/26/2026

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

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4/26/2026

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

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4/26/2026

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

target="_blank">Who is Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting?    Reuters

Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 25, 2026. DONALD J TRUMP via Truth Social/Handout via REUTERS
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4/26/2026

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

The Secret Service said the suspect was armed with a shotgun.

Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 25, 2026. DONALD J TRUMP via Truth Social/Handout via REUTERS
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4/26/2026

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

The Secret Service said the suspect was armed with a shotgun.

What we know about the suspect in the White House correspondents' dinner shooting
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4/26/2026

What we know about the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

The suspect is Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif., law enforcement sources said. The suspect in the shooting incident just outside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Saturday night is a trained mechanical engineer working as a tutor who traveled across the country to perpetrate "as much damage as he.

White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher | CNN
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4/26/2026

White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher

The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California, according to public records. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, has been identified by law enforcement as.

Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named
The Guardian US4/26/2026

Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named

Law enforcement agencies name Cole Tomas Allen as Trump posts video of man sprinting through checkpoint at hotel Law enforcement agencies have identified Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles, as the suspected gunman arrested at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington.