Portrait emerges of White House correspondents' dinner suspect as intelligent, shy
Summary
Cole Allen, 31, was arrested after a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., where President Donald Trump and others were present. Allen, described by people who knew him as intelligent but shy, faces charges including attempted assassination of the president.Key Facts
- The shooting occurred at the Washington Hilton hotel during the annual White House Correspondents' dinner.
- President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet were attending the event.
- A Secret Service agent was shot but was protected by a bulletproof vest and was not injured.
- Cole Allen did not enter the main ballroom where the dinner was happening before being detained.
- Allen faces felony charges: attempted assassination of the president, illegal firearm transportation, and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime.
- Allen previously studied mechanical engineering at Caltech and earned a master's degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
- People who knew Allen described him as a polite, intelligent, and shy person with no known history of violence.
- Allen’s former pastor and neighbors expressed surprise over his involvement in the shooting.
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