Episode

What We Know About Correspondent's Dinner Shooter

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CNN This Morning
Published
Apr 27, 2026
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2908
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Summary

The suspect in Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher and tutor from Torrance, California. Allen, who was arrested at the scene after shooting a Secret Service agent (who survived due to a vest), reportedly targeted the event with a "manifesto" expressing intent to attack the Trump administration. The BIG question right now: How did he get so close to all these high-ranking government officials? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices