Acting attorney general says suspect in White House press dinner shooting was likely targeting Trump administration officials
Trump and first lady were safely evacuated and police arrested Cole Tomas Allen of southern California at eventThe gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’...
By David Smith, Rachel Leingang and Kira Lerner in Washington · The Guardian World
Trump and first lady were safely evacuated and police arrested Cole Tomas Allen of southern California at event The gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration , the acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday morning. Blanche also said officials believe that the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest at the hotel where one of the capital’s glitziest annual events was being held, the Washington Hilton. Continue reading...