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Suspect Arrested After White House Dinner Shooting Injures Agent

4/29/2026

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A shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026 wounded a Secret Service agent.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested on April 27, 2026, charged with attempted assassination and carrying a shotgun, a .38 pistol and three knives.
Bruce Springsteen thanked that President Donald Trump was unharmed, warned that political violence has no place, and said President Donald Trump was shocked by the incident at a Saturday press conference.

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A shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026 wounded a Secret Service agent.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested on April 27, 2026, charged with attempted assassination and carrying a shotgun, a .38 pistol and three knives.
Bruce Springsteen thanked that President Donald Trump was unharmed, warned that political violence has no place, and said President Donald Trump was shocked by the incident at a Saturday press conference.