WATCH: Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect seen running through security in surveillance footage
Summary
Federal prosecutors shared video footage of a man named Cole Tomas Allen trying to enter the White House Correspondents' Association dinner while carrying guns and knives. The man ran toward the event where President Donald Trump and many others were present, and a Secret Service officer was wounded during the incident.Key Facts
- Cole Tomas Allen was armed with guns and knives during the attempt.
- He tried to get into the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
- The event was held in a hotel ballroom filled with journalists and administration officials.
- President Donald Trump was at the event.
- A Secret Service officer was shot while stopping Allen.
- Prosecutors say the officer’s injury was not caused by friendly fire.
- The U.S. attorney for Washington, Jeanine Pirro, posted the video online.
- Officials previously said the officer was shot while wearing a bulletproof vest.
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