Federal authorities say anger over the U.S. conflict with Iran may have helped drive a suspect to attack President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month. Cole Allen charged a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on April 25 and fired a shotgun at agents protecting the president.
Minutes after Trump arrived, Allen ran past the checkpoint and shot a Secret Service agent with a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun. The agent, protected by a bulletproof vest, returned fire but missed. Allen was quickly detained and found carrying a loaded Rock Island Armory pistol and several knives, prosecutors said.
