Investigators say they have proof that a federal agent was shot in the attack at the correspondents' dinner
US federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday that authorities have evidence that a federal agent was shot during the alleged assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last weekend, Reuters notes.
“We can now determine that a pellet from ammunition fired from the defendant's Mossberg manual action rifle was found in the vest fiber of a Secret Service agent,” Pirro said in an interview with CNN.
Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from California, has been charged with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Prosecutors said he had two firearms and several knives on him.
What happened at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents last Saturday after a man opened fire with a rifle on security personnel, officials said.
“A man attacked a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons and was taken down by some very brave members of the Secret Service,” Trump said at a White House press conference after the incident.
Surveillance footage released by Trump on Truth Social showed a man quickly running through the security checkpoint, catching security forces off guard for a moment before they quickly drew their weapons.
Cole Tomas Allen is a 31-year-old man from California. A LinkedIn profile matching his name and photo describes him as a part-time teacher at C2 Education, an exam preparation and meditation company, according to CNN.
C2 named Allen the company's “Teacher of the Month” for December 2024, according to company social media posts.
