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Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named

Law enforcement agencies name Cole Tomas Allen as Trump posts video of man sprinting through checkpoint

The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner that has roiled Washington has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from southern California.

Allen, of Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles, has no record of criminal charges or a civil court history in Los Angeles county, according to a records search.

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King Charles’s security for US visit under review after Washington shooting

26 April 2026 at 18:32

Buckingham Palace says visit will go ahead after talks during day in wake of shooting incident at Trump dinner

King Charles’s security is being reviewed before his state visit to the US this week, Buckingham Palace has said, after a gunman attempted to storm a dinner attended by Donald Trump in Washington DC.

Guests at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night hid under tables when gunshots were heard as the Secret Service evacuated the president and other members of his administration from the scene.

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