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Shooter Assembled Rifle in Unsecured Room at WHCD

April 26, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via Fox News Politics
Shooter Assembled Rifle in Unsecured Room at WHCD
A gunman identified as Cole Allen, a 30-year-old former California teacher, assembles a long weapon in an unsecured room at the Washington Hilton before charging security and firing near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner ballroom, where President Trump speaks. Secret Service agents take him down after he shoots at an agent, who survives in good condition; Trump praises their heroism and calls it another assassination attempt on him, labeling it a traumatic ordeal for Melania. Read more about this...

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