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Prosecutor: Buckshot Hit Officer Vest, Shooter Charged

5/3/2026

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro presented analysis that a buckshot pellet lodged in the Secret Service officer’s vest fiber during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with discharging a firearm and that they will present the case to a grand jury on May 8.
U.S. President Donald Trump joked about wearing a bullet-proof vest and praised the officer shot at the dinner.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro presented analysis that a buckshot pellet lodged in the Secret Service officer’s vest fiber during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with discharging a firearm and that they will present the case to a grand jury on May 8.
U.S. President Donald Trump joked about wearing a bullet-proof vest and praised the officer shot at the dinner.