Teacher Opens Fire Outside White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner — Trump, JD Vance Evacuated By Secret Service

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UPDATE 2: Trump said the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner will be rescheduled within thirty (30) days.

UPDATE: 31-year-old Cole Allen was targeting President Trump and administration officials, according to a 1,000-word document the authorities have since tied to the gunman.

A gunman opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last night (Saturday 25th April, 2026), where President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were in attendance, sending well-dressed guests scampering for safety under tables and on the floor of the huge ballroom. A law-enforcement officer was the only wounded victim in the terrifying attack. He has since been released from the Hospital.

The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, was tackled by security and taken into custody. Torrance is located about fifteen (15) miles from downtown Los Angeles. He is a Caltech grad who recently won a “teacher of the month” award. Allen worked as a teacher at C2 Education, a private tutoring and test-prep company, where he was named teacher of the month in December of 2024, according to a LinkedIn post by the company that included the hashtag #InspiringEducators. 

Allen was armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives and was a guest at the Washington Hilton where the dinner was taking place. He ran at a U.S. Secret Service security checkpoint at about 8:36 PM, Eastern Time, when food was being served by waiting staff. 

The gunman shot at a law-enforcement officer, who was luckily wearing a bulletproof vest, before being tackled to the ground and restrained.

Allen was taken to a local Hospital where he is being evaluated, said Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser during a Press Briefing.

Police have not yet shared a motive or target, but they said they believe he was working alone. Trump called the shooter a “lone wolf’ and a “whack job” at a Press Conference shortly after the attack. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the alleged gunman was likely targeting Trump administration officials.

He appears to have legally purchased two (2) guns that he had on him on Saturday, Blanche told CNN’s “State of the Union.” Blanche also said officials believe Allen traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked into the Washington Hilton.

Allen is scheduled to appear in Court on Monday (27th April, 2026) to face charges on two (2) counts — using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on federal officers using a dangerous weapon. 

Investigations are continuing into the alarming incident. 

More on this as it becomes available. 

[Source: The Wall Street Journal]

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