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White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter identified
Daily Mail UK ^ | April 26, 2026 | SHAWN COHEN

Posted on 04/25/2026 10:47:54 PM PDT by Morgana

The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting has been identified as a California teacher.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California is the alleged shooter who opened fire at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night.

The educator from the Los Angeles area faces firearms and assault charges after he allegedly breached a security checkpoint and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement.

Police revealed the suspect had a number of weapons on him including a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives.

President Trump shared a stunning image shortly after the shooting, showing the suspect shirtless and lying face down on the carpet.

Law enforcement confirmed he was not struck by gunfire while being stopped but has since been taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Itis understood Allen may have been a guest at the Hilton hotel where the event was taking place.

Surveillance video shows the suspect sprinting past a security checkpoint and attempting to reach the doors to the ballroom where the president was gathered along with his most senior cabinet members and thousands of journalists.

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To: alexander_busek

photo caption:
Darn, the off gassing in this carpet is releasing harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs)—including benzene and formaldehyde going into my nose and mouth. I’m gonna sue.


41 posted on 04/26/2026 1:59:01 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: alexander_busek

Skin color - irrelevant.

Heart color - now we’re on to something.

https://youtu.be/RE67jQ9H9wI?t=103

(I could not resist!)


42 posted on 04/26/2026 2:21:45 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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To: Steely Tom

It’s not lonely wolves. It’s half of the Democratic party


43 posted on 04/26/2026 2:30:10 AM PDT by factmart ( )
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To: factmart
"It’s not lonely wolves. It’s half of the Democratic party"

Obamatrons!


44 posted on 04/26/2026 2:36:59 AM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: NoLibZone

If Blacks need reparations, they should look to the Democratic Party that supported slavery, the Confederacy, and segregation.


45 posted on 04/26/2026 2:37:50 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: All

CNN’s WHC Wolf Blitzer: “All of a sudden, I start hearing gunshots in the hall
right near me. And, the next thing I knew, a police officer threw me to the ground.”


46 posted on 04/26/2026 2:45:24 AM PDT by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
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To: Jonty30

“Are we certain those popping sounds weren’t just body joints?”

Or just farts?


47 posted on 04/26/2026 2:51:04 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: Morgana

Since Washington D.C. maintains some of the strictest gun laws in the United States, requiring registration for all firearms, heavily restricting concealed carry, and imposing severe criminal penalties for violations. Plus difficulty of flying from California with three guns, did he drive to DC? Or maybe someone just left him some guns…… I wonder how much truth we will get?


48 posted on 04/26/2026 2:53:58 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: All

200 - 250 JOURNALISTS signed a letter stating that the WH Press Corp has a duty to attack and make President Trump uncomfortable at the Dinner!

Can you imagine if Journalists for the Networks demanded Barack and Michelle Obama be attacked and be made uncomfortable at a ceremony?

They’d be fired in minutes and not given their office belongings back.


49 posted on 04/26/2026 2:55:03 AM PDT by OakOak (Misinformation Campaign on your TV)
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To: frank ballenger

He can’t get a job because of Trump and Capitalism. That seems to be the unemployment narrative


50 posted on 04/26/2026 3:04:49 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: OakOak

That’s because they’re braindead commies.


51 posted on 04/26/2026 3:06:09 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: RoosterRedux

America needs to go full Pinochet before it’s too late.


52 posted on 04/26/2026 3:06:57 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Highest Authority

Good question.


53 posted on 04/26/2026 3:07:30 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: NoLibZone

I agree.


54 posted on 04/26/2026 3:07:41 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Morgana

Taxpayers picking up the tab to keep this POS alive? Y


55 posted on 04/26/2026 3:09:14 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization? )
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To: Liz

Wolf and Walker just happened to be nearby.


56 posted on 04/26/2026 3:12:48 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: combat_boots

Not Welker. Collins


57 posted on 04/26/2026 3:17:36 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: Morgana

Someone’s been binge watching Jason Borne movies for 10 years straight.


58 posted on 04/26/2026 3:27:18 AM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Morgana

It’s not just me wondering...

Cynical Publius
@CynicalPublius

OK, I’ve never been law enforcement, and perhaps you LE types can explain this.

A guy just charged the entrance to a ballroom with the President, Vice President and Cabinet in it, while carrying a shotgun, a pistol and some knives, and he apparently got off several shots, including hitting a Secret Service agent.

So here is my question:

How is this guy still alive?

12:06 AM · Apr 26, 2026 89K Views

https://x.com/CynicalPublius/status/2048252254600536371


59 posted on 04/26/2026 3:29:36 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Morgana
"The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting has been identified as a California teacher."

If he's been identified then how is it that what he did can only be "alleged"? He did what he did and it is what it is. I'm not involved in the legal process of this case, so why should I adopt the same language a lawyer would use?
60 posted on 04/26/2026 3:30:16 AM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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