{"id":3095,"date":"2026-04-26T16:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=3095"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:36:44","slug":"cole-allen-shooter-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-2026-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=3095","title":{"rendered":"What We Know About the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner Shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>Photos of the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-evacuated-from-white-house-correspondents-dinner-2026-4\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener\">White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner shooter<\/a> posted online by President Donald Trump on Saturday night appear to match the LinkedIn profile of Cole Allen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player-container\">\n<div class=\"audio-player is-loading\" data-component-type=\"audio-player\" data-load-strategy=\"lazy\" data-audio-url=\"https:\/\/ai-audio.insider-prd.engineering\/post\/cole-allen-shooter-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-2026-4\/narration.mp3\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;ai_audio_narrator&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;subscription_experience&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\">\n                      <button class=\"audio-player-toggle-button\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                          <span class=\"audio-player-label label-md-strong\">Loading audio narration&#8230;<\/span>\n                        <\/p>\n<p>                      <\/button>\n                    <\/div><\/div>\n<p>Multiple outlets, including the Associated Press, have reported that Allen is the suspect now in custody. Business Insider was not able to independently confirm the suspect&#8217;s identity. Authorities have not yet publicly identified the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Fox News on Sunday that the suspect left a &#8220;manifesto&#8221; that called for the targeting of Trump administration officials.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we know so far.<\/p>\n<p>Allen, 31, is a resident of Torrance, California. Police conducted a raid on a home in Torrance overnight. Allen describes himself on his LinkedIn as a &#8220;mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His current job is listed as part-time teacher at C2 Education, which provides &#8220;personalized support designed to improve test scores, strengthen academic skills, and help students reach their full potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Allen has been in the role for six years, according to his LinkedIn profile, while also independently designing and building video games, including one he calls &#8220;Bohrdom.&#8221; Allen described the game online as &#8220;a skill-based, non-violent asymmetrical fighting game loosely derived from a chemistry model that is itself loosely based on reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He then earned his master&#8217;s in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2025, according to his LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Carroll, the interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, said during a press conference after <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/business-leaders-reactions-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-donald-trump-2026-4\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener\">the shooting on Saturday night<\/a> that Allen was armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives when he tried to bypass a security checkpoint at the event.<\/p>\n<p>In a video Trump posted to his TruthSocial account, the shooter can be seen running at full speed past security officers.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Margaret Brennan on CBS&#8217;s &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; on Sunday morning that the shooter traveled from Los Angeles to Chicago to DC by train. Blanche also said that the shooter was not cooperating with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, said the defendant has been charged with two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of assault on a law enforcement officer using a dangerous weapon. He will be arraigned on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>window.allScripts = window.allScripts || []; window.allScripts.push({ type: \"load\", script: \"%3Cscript%20id%3D%22meta-pixel-script%22%20%3E(()%3D%3E%7Bvar%20e%3D%7B69531()%7B!function()%7Bvar%20e%2Cr%2Ct%2Cn%2Co%2Ci%3Bfunction%20a()%7Bwindow.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.usPrivacyApplies%26%26window.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.isOptedOutOfAds%3Ffbq(%22dataProcessingOptions%22%2C%5B%22LDU%22%5D%2C0%2C0)%3Afbq(%22dataProcessingOptions%22%2C%5B%5D)%2Cfbq(%22init%22%2C%221988166924554892%22)%2Cfbq(%22track%22%2C%22PageView%22)%7Dwindow.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.vppaApplies%7C%7Cdocument.querySelectorAll('iframe%5Bsrc*%3D%22jwplayer%22%5D').length%7C%7C(e%3Dwindow%2Cr%3Ddocument%2Ct%3D%22script%22%2Ce.fbq%7C%7C(n%3De.fbq%3Dfunction()%7Bn.callMethod%3Fn.callMethod.apply(n%2Carguments)%3An.queue.push(arguments)%7D%2Ce._fbq%7C%7C(e._fbq%3Dn)%2Cn.push%3Dn%2Cn.loaded%3D!0%2Cn.version%3D%222.0%22%2Cn.queue%3D%5B%5D%2C(o%3Dr.createElement(t)).async%3D!0%2Co.src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Ffbevents.js%22%2C(i%3Dr.getElementsByTagName(t)%5B0%5D).parentNode.insertBefore(o%2Ci))%2Cwindow.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.cmStarted%3Fa()%3AsetTimeout(a%2C1e3))%7D()%7D%7D%2Cr%3D%7B%7D%3Bfunction%20t(n)%7Bvar%20o%3Dr%5Bn%5D%3Bif(void%200!%3D%3Do)return%20o.exports%3Bvar%20i%3Dr%5Bn%5D%3D%7Bexports%3A%7B%7D%7D%3Breturn%20e%5Bn%5D(i%2Ci.exports%2Ct)%2Ci.exports%7Dt.m%3De%2Ct.c%3Dr%2Ct.o%3D(e%2Cr)%3D%3EObject.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(e%2Cr)%2C(()%3D%3E%7Bt.S%3D%7B%7D%3Bvar%20e%3D%7B%7D%2Cr%3D%7B%7D%3Bt.I%3D(n%2Co)%3D%3E%7Bo%7C%7C(o%3D%5B%5D)%3Bvar%20i%3Dr%5Bn%5D%3Bif(i%7C%7C(i%3Dr%5Bn%5D%3D%7B%7D)%2C!(o.indexOf(i)%3E%3D0))%7Bif(o.push(i)%2Ce%5Bn%5D)return%20e%5Bn%5D%3Bt.o(t.S%2Cn)%7C%7C(t.S%5Bn%5D%3D%7B%7D)%3Bt.S%5Bn%5D%3Bvar%20a%3D%5B%5D%3Breturn%20a.length%3Fe%5Bn%5D%3DPromise.all(a).then(()%3D%3Ee%5Bn%5D%3D1)%3Ae%5Bn%5D%3D1%7D%7D%7D)()%3Bt(69531)%7D)()%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E\" });<\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos of the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner shooter posted online by President Donald Trump on Saturday night appear to match the LinkedIn profile of Cole Allen. 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