Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Charged with Attempt to Assassinate the President

Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, has been arraigned in U.S. District Court on charges related to a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 25, 2026. Allen faces charges including an attempt to assassinate the President. The incident occurred at a major political and media event in Washington, D.C.