Apr 27th, 2026
What We Know About the Gunman in DC Gala Attack
The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Cole Tomas Allen, spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal. Allen then traveled cross-country by rail before checking into the Washington Hilton. The suspect’s exact targets and motives weren’t clear, although he did send a lengthy manifesto to family members that was seen by Bloomberg where he appeared to blast President Donald Trump as a "traitor" who committed crimes. Bloomberg's Laura Davison reports.







