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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The only reparations owed are to descendants of soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.
Fighting for the Confederates.
They were right.
I’m starting to think all these shooters were sired by Wiley Coyote....
The virulent hatred of the president their cult spews 24/7/365 has now generated a third attempt on his life, and all they and their pet media will do is double down on it.
and it’s not going to stop when he’s out of office
Dump this a-hole off the Empire State Building. That’s how I feel about would-be Trump assassins.
I was sure it would be Rachel Madcow.
If you spend 5 minutes on Left sites, they want Trump dead, ICE agents dead, and Trump SUPPORTERS Dead.
I’m sure being a black teacher in the hallowed halls of the American education system and from that great state of California that he is not espousing revolutionary ideology or using the educational institution to political ends, teaching in class ideological objectives but rather of a conservative viewpoint. Not one of those terrible left wing democrats. We will not discover this as the information comes out, no?
How did the alleged shooter happen to decide to make a trip to D.C. and stay at this hotel? Coincidence? Is this were the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is usually held? Or did the other side tip him off? I understand that this was Pres. Trump’s first time attending while holding the office of President.
The assailant ran very fast through the metal detector. One thing the Secret Service should train for is how to deal with assailant(s) on stimulants like amphetamines, and also powerful pain killers to be able to persist through neutralizing gunfire. In training scenarios, agents playing the role of assailants should do trials while on monitored levels of stimulants.
It has been held at the Washington Hilton for decades.
I mean, every knows about it, it’s also known as “Nerd Prom.”
Which is why I don't waste my time on left sites, reading left newspapers or welcoming leftists into any relationship.
Any controversial information just won’t come out.
See Butler, PA and the J6 Bomber.
The media wants the package to this guy into simple two words - Mental Illness and move on to a Story they like.
Another in a long line of Lone Wolves.
Many of these so called cream of crop journalists could never serve in the military. They act like cream puffs!
Cole Thomas Allen, the alleged attacker, is now the frontrunner for Governor of Kalifornia.
What a moron.
He was not a teacher, he was a part time tutor at a test prep center while getting his masters degree, and seemingly lacked primary employment since graduating in 2025.
Can you say Nut Case?
I hope the federal terrorism statutes open up the possibility of the death penalty.
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