Who Are The Wide Awakes? What We Know About Group Tied to Cole Allen
Summary
Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from California, was arrested after shooting a law enforcement officer at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. He has been linked to a political group called The Wide Awakes, which is named after a historical political movement from the 1860s.Key Facts
- Cole Tomas Allen is from Torrance, California, and was arrested after shooting an officer at an event in Washington, DC.
- He faces charges including using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on an officer with a weapon.
- Allen was connected to a political group called The Wide Awakes, originally a Republican group supporting Abraham Lincoln in the 1860s.
- He legally purchased a .38-caliber semiautomatic pistol in October 2023 and a shotgun the previous year.
- Allen has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Caltech and worked as a tutor and video game developer.
- His sister reported that he made radical statements and spoke of a plan to fix national problems.
- Authorities are investigating his motives, including a manifesto he left that ranked potential targets.
- Allen traveled from California to Washington, DC, by train and stayed at a hotel near the event.
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