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Surveillance Shows Armed Hilton Intruder Shot Officer, Gear Stopped

5/3/2026

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released surveillance showing Cole Tomas Allen scouting the Washington Hilton hallway on April 24 before breaching the Secret Service checkpoint the next night.
Allen, a 31-year-old Caltech graduate, raised a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun at an officer while also carrying a .38-caliber pistol, ammunition, knives and a shotgun with one spent shell.
President Donald Trump said the agent’s protective gear stopped the shot as officials attended the dinner.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released surveillance showing Cole Tomas Allen scouting the Washington Hilton hallway on April 24 before breaching the Secret Service checkpoint the next night.
Allen, a 31-year-old Caltech graduate, raised a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun at an officer while also carrying a .38-caliber pistol, ammunition, knives and a shotgun with one spent shell.
President Donald Trump said the agent’s protective gear stopped the shot as officials attended the dinner.