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New video shows correspondents' dinner suspect shooting officer, top prosecutor says

Nbcwashington · · 705 words · By Phil Helsel; NBC News
National Security/Threat Assessment Political Violence/Assassination Attempt
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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Video released Thursday shows the suspect in the shooting during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner appearing to shoot a Secret Service officer as he sprints through a security checkpoint with a shotgun in his hands, authorities said.”
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Multiple web search results report that a video shows the suspect shooting a Secret Service officer while running through a security checkpoint with a shotgun. Sources describe the suspect charging the checkpoint and being armed with a shotgun and handgun.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas colle…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A secret service is a government security agency or intelligence agency concerned with clandestine gathering of intelligence data and conducting covert operations related to national security. The tas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with conducting criminal investigati…
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“She wrote that it shows Cole Tomas Allen shooting the Secret Service officer at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the video shows Cole Tomas Allen shooting a Secret Service officer at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday. One source specifically attributes the information to Jeanine Pirro's post on X.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Assassination attempts and plots on the president of the United States have been numerous, ranging from the early 19th century to the present day. This article lists assassinations and assassination a…
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“‘There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire,’ Pirro said on X.”
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The claim is based on a statement attributed to Jeanine Pirro ('Pirro said on X'). While the evidence confirms Pirro made statements regarding the shooting, the specific quote that 'there is no evidence the shooting was friendly fire' is not independently corroborated by other sources provided.
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“The video also shows Allen “casing the area in the Hilton Hotel the day before the attack,” Pirro wrote.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the video shows Allen casing the area in the Hilton Hotel the day before the attack, citing Pirro's account and prosecutors' statements.
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“Prosecutors have called the shooting an attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump, who was at the dinner in the ballroom a floor below where the shooting occurred.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that prosecutors characterized the shooting as an attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump, who was present at the dinner.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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“Allen is charged with three federal counts — one each of attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transportation of a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Allen faces charges including attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, and charges related to transporting and discharging a firearm.
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web search NEUTRAL — ^ Attempting to assassinate the president of the United States. Using a firearm during a crime of violence. Transportation of firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony[2][3].Assass…
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web search NEUTRAL — Suspect in White House correspondents' dinner shooting faces three charges in first court appearance. The suspect was charged with attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, as well…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cole-allen-trump-assass…
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web search NEUTRAL — Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif., faces three counts, including two federal gun crimes and attempting to assassinate the president of the United States.
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“The video Pirro released shows the Secret Service officer firing his handgun. None of the five 9 mm rounds that he shot struck Allen, according to officials.”
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Multiple web search results state that the Secret Service officer fired five rounds, and that the officer was protected by a bulletproof vest, implying that the rounds did not strike Allen or were ineffective against the vest.
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“Prosecutors have said the Secret Service officer who was shot was wearing a ballistic vest.”
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Multiple web search results mention the officer was protected by a bulletproof vest, but the specific claim that 'Prosecutors stated that the Secret Service officer who was shot was wearing a ballistic vest' is primarily sourced from the context of the shooting reports, and no single authoritative source confirms this specific statement as a standalone fact.
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“Allen, 31, a teacher from California, was arrested after the incident, and a judge ordered him Thursday to remain held in custody as the case proceeds.”
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“Video with a Friday timestamp shows the man identified as Allen walking in a hotel hallway and looking around, and at one point he points at something.”
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“Other parts of the video show him in a gym, but he is not dressed to work out and is not seen exercising.”
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“Around the time of the shooting, the video shows Secret Service and security standing around the two magnetometers, one of which is being taken down.”
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“A Secret Service officer wearing black with a ballistic vest is in the bottom of the frame, and the video shows him drawing his handgun and pointing it at the man as he approaches and firing as he passes.”
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“Prosecutors said Allen was not struck by gunfire but fell to the ground before he was arrested.”
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“Prosecutors said that Allen traveled from Los Angeles to Washington and that he wrote in a 'manifesto' that he intended to target members of the Trump administration at the annual correspondents' dinner, from highest-ranking to lowest.”
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“Allen was armed with a Mossberg 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and a Rock Island Armory 1911 .38 caliber pistol, as well as knives, officials have said.”
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“After he traveled to Washington by train, Allen checked into the hotel where the dinner was to be held and took a photo of himself wearing a black dress shirt and slacks and a red tie, with a shoulder holster and an ammunition-filled bag, at around 8:03 p.m. Saturday, prosecutors said in court documents.”
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“The shooting took place around 8:40 p.m. at the security checkpoint on the terrace level of the hotel, which is one floor above where the dinner was taking place, the Justice Department said.”
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“Allen has not entered a plea.”
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“A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 11.”
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“On Thursday, Allen's attorneys did not challenge the government's motion that he be detained but asked that he be removed from the 24-hour 'safe cell' lockdown where he has been held.”
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“U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya denied the request, saying she had no authority over what part of the jail Allen is held in.”
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