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Investigators say Trump assassination suspect shot officer at press gala
Secret Service agent at White House correspondents’ dinner was ‘definitively’ hit by suspect’s bullet, prosecutor says.Authorities in the United States have said that the suspect accused of attempting to kill President Donald Trump was the one who shot a Secret Service agent at the White House correspondents’ dinner last month.Officials initially did not provide details on how the agent – who was wearing a bulletproof vest – was injured. On Sunday, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro told CNN that investigators have confirmed that the agent was shot by the alleged gunman, Cole Tomas Allen.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3The rise of political violence under Trumplist 2 of 3Was the Iran war the final blow in the collapse of Spirit Airlines?list 3 of 3The US vs Latin America: Varsha Gandikota and Susana Muhamadend of list“It is definitively his bullet. He hit at that Secret Service agent. He had every intention to kill him and anyone who got in his way, on his way to killing the president of the United States,” Pirro said.“This was a premeditated, violent act, calculated to take down the president, and anyone who was in the line of fire.”She added that a pellet that came from the suspect’s shotgun was “intertwined with the fiber” of the agent’s protective vest.The determination could lead to additional legal charges against the 31-year-old suspect. It also rules out speculation that the agent may have been struck by so-called “friendly fire”.The Justice Department announced three charges against Allen last week – attempting to assassinate Trump, the transportation of a firearm across states with intent to commit a felony and the discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.A sentence of life in prison faces anyone convicted of attempted assassination.Last week, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Allen had travelled via train from his home near Los Angeles to Chicago and then to Washington, DC.He arrived in the US capital on April 24, the day before the dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel, and checked in.According to Blanche, during the dinner, Allen approached a security checkpoint on the terrace of the hotel, one level above the ballroom where Trump was.“He ran through the magnetometer holding a long gun. As he did so, US Secret Service personnel assigned to the checkpoint heard a loud gunshot,” Blanche said.“One Secret Service officer was shot in the chest, but was wearing a ballistic vest that worked. This heroic officer, who was hit, fir...
Investigators probe motives of US press gala shooting suspect
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by Donald Trump planned to assassinate the US president and multiple top ...
Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at ... - BBC
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was also charged with two firearms offences when he appeared in court in Washington DC on Monday. He did not enter a plea. He was ...
Defendant in Press Gala Attack Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump
The defendant, Cole Tomas Allen, faces two counts of federal gun crimes and one of attempting to assassinate President Trump during the White House correspondents' dinner.
