U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed one of the most pressing questions surrounding Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Specifically, the senior official revealed that Donald Trump was likely the gunman’s target when he opened fire at a Washington Hilton checkpoint.
Donald Trump was likely a target of shooting, US official says
U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated on Sunday that President Donald Trump and administration officials were likely targets of a suspect who fired on a security agent at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Reuters reported. The man discharged a shotgun at a Secret Service agent at a Washington Hilton hotel checkpoint before being tackled and arrested.
“It does appear that he, he did, in fact, set out to target folks that work in the administration, likely including the president,” Blanche told NBC News. Blanche added that the suspect likely traveled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago and then to Washington.
The suspect faces federal charges on Monday for assaulting a federal officer, discharging a firearm, and attempted murder. A law enforcement official identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, a California resident around 31 years old. Social media postings suggested he was a teacher in Torrance, near Los Angeles.
Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll confirmed the suspect carried a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives. Carroll said authorities took him to a local hospital for evaluation, and preliminary information indicated he was a hotel guest. Trump told reporters officials believe the gunman acted as a “lone wolf.”
The Secret Service agent’s bulletproof vest saved his life, and Trump confirmed the officer was in “good shape.” Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the officer’s release from the hospital. Security personnel rushed Trump and first lady Melania Trump from the dinner around 8:35 p.m. NATO leader Mark Rutte called it an attack “on our free and open societies.”
The venue previously witnessed an attempt on President Ronald Reagan’s life, when a would-be assassin shot and wounded him outside the hotel in 1981.
Originally reported by Vritti Johar on Mandatory.com.
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