Cole Allen, WHCA Dinner Shooting Suspect, No Longer on Suicide Status
Summary
Cole Tomas Allen, charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, is no longer considered at risk of suicide while jailed in Washington, D.C. He faces multiple charges including attempted assassination and firearm offenses and remains in custody awaiting trial.Key Facts
- Cole Allen is 31 years old and from California.
- He tried to shoot President Donald Trump at the WHCA Dinner on April 25.
- Allen used a Mossberg pump-action shotgun, and buckshot hit a Secret Service officer’s bulletproof vest.
- The officer hit by the buckshot survived without serious injury; Allen was injured but not shot.
- Allen is charged with attempted assassination and firearm-related crimes.
- He has not yet pleaded guilty or not guilty and is staying in jail before trial.
- His defense lawyers previously asked for suicide status removal but later withdrew the request because he is no longer on suicide watch.
- Allen sent a manifesto before the attack calling himself a "Friendly Federal Assassin" and criticizing the Trump administration.
- He has degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science and worked part-time as a tutor.
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