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April 26, 2026
Suspect Identified in Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner
- Cole Thomas Allen, 31, charged with attempted assassination of President Trump, opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, injuring a Secret Service officer.
- World leaders, including U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, condemned the violence and expressed support for President Trump.
- The shooting prompted the evacuation of Trump, First Lady Melania, and members of his Cabinet, with security praising the Secret Service's response.
12 Sources
- California Man in Custody After Shooting at Dinner Attended by TrumpApr 26, 2026 at 4:12 AM · NYT
- Suspect in White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting identifiedApr 26, 2026 at 6:35 AM · NBC
- Cole Tomas Allen: What we know about suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman in custodyApr 26, 2026 at 7:03 AM · Independent
- Caltech Grad, ‘Teacher of the Month’ Named as Washington Shooting SuspectApr 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM · WSJ
- What we know about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shootingApr 26, 2026 at 7:44 AM · NBC
- Everything we know about the White House Correspondents’ dinner shootingApr 26, 2026 at 8:11 AM · Independent
- Washington hotel shooting raises questions about Trump securityApr 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM · BBC
- White House press dinner shooting suspect could be charged with trying to assassinate Trump, says BlancheApr 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM · The Guardian
- Suspected shooter was likely targeting Trump administration officials, acting US attorney general saysApr 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM · NBC
- Blanche says Trump's public appearances "will not change" because of this "lone man"Apr 26, 2026 at 1:25 PM · CBS News
- Blanche says authorities believe suspect in attack at press dinner was targeting Trump administration officialsApr 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM · CBS News
- World leaders express shock, support after White House Correspondents' Dinner shootingApr 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM · CNBC