Misstänkt gärningsman gripen vid White House Correspondents’ Dinner

En beväpnad man försökte ta sig in på White House Correspondents’ Dinner i Washington, DC, i helgen medan president Donald Trump och vicepresident JD Vance var närvarande. Myndigheterna grep 31-årige Cole Tomas Allen, en ingenjör och datavetare från Kalifornien, på platsen. Han står inför federala åtalspunkter, däribland försök till lönnmord på presidenten.

Händelsen inträffade i helgen under White House Correspondents’ Dinner i Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, vicepresident JD Vance och andra företrädare för administrationen var närvarande när den beväpnade mannen försökte ta sig in. Medierapporter och Trump själv identifierade den misstänkte som 31-årige Cole Tomas Allen, en bosatt i Kalifornien som arbetar som ingenjör och datavetare. Allen greps på platsen under lördagen efter att ha försökt ta sig in på evenemanget och avlossat ett skjutvapen under händelseförloppet, enligt uppgifter från myndigheter och rapporter som citerats av WIRED den 2 maj 2026.Allen inställde sig i US District Court för District of Columbia på måndagen. Han står inför tre federala åtalspunkter: försök till lönnmord på presidenten, transport av skjutvapen i handel mellan delstater samt avlossande av skjutvapen under ett våldsbrott. Inga ytterligare detaljer om den misstänktes motiv eller det fullständiga händelseförloppet har offentliggjorts av myndigheterna.Evenemanget, som besöktes av ledande företrädare för administrationen och medierepresentanter, möttes av en snabb respons från polisen. Trump och nyhetsmedier namngav snabbt Allen som den misstänkte, vilket belyser den snabba identifieringsprocessen.

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