The 31-year-old suspect who attempted to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to get to Donald Trump on Saturday shot a Secret Service agent while trying to breach security. Now, a shocking claim suggests that it might not have been the suspect who shot the Secret Service officer – but another officer.
On Monday, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen was formally charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also charged him with transporting a firearm or ammunition across state lines, as well as discharging a firearm during a violent crime.
The allegations were presented during Allen’s arraignment in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. He tried to rush through security at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, but was tackled and arrested before he could reach the room where the dinner was held.
Sources close to the investigation previously told ABC News that early evidence suggests that Allen’s plan was to target as many people as possible in a mass shooting.
During Allen’s first court appearance, officials revealed that the wounded agent fired five shots as he attempted to stop the suspect from entering the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Allen wasn’t struck by any of the bullets.
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