Man charged with terrorism over White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 19:27 · Archive

Cole Thomas Allen faces new terrorism charges over an April shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Cole Thomas Allen, 31, has been charged with terrorism and four other counts in connection with a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April. The new charges were announced Friday in a superseding indictment by DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

According to prosecutors, Allen allegedly sent out an anti-President Trump manifesto before entering the Washington Hilton with a shotgun. He then opened fire at the venue, striking a Secret Service officer's bulletproof vest. The terrorism charge alone carries a potential life sentence.

Allen previously faced charges of attempting to assassinate Trump, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with the intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

How it is being reported

• Shooter who tried to 'kill Trump' at White House Correspondents' Dinner hit with new terrorism chargeThe gunman who crashed the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April is now being charged with attempted terrorism.Daily Mail · 13 Nov, 19:12
• Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Tomas Allen hit with new terrorism chargeCole Thomas Allen faces a new terrorism charge carrying a potential life sentence over the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.New York Post · 13 Nov, 18:27

In this story: Cole Thomas Allen · Donald Trump · Jeanine Pirro · White House Correspondents' Dinner · Washington Hilton · Washington

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