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Gunfire Hits White House Correspondents Dinner, Officer Injured

4/27/2026

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Gunfire erupted at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., injuring a Service officer while President Donald Trump remained unharmed.
Police identified 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, as the shooter who breached a checkpoint and was hospitalized.
The White House said Allen wrote about targeting officials, expects federal charges Monday, and noted press secretary Karoline Leavitt had warned shots would be fired.

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Gunfire erupted at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., injuring a Service officer while President Donald Trump remained unharmed.
Police identified 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, as the shooter who breached a checkpoint and was hospitalized.
The White House said Allen wrote about targeting officials, expects federal charges Monday, and noted press secretary Karoline Leavitt had warned shots would be fired.