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Man Arrested for Shooting at Secret Service at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A gunman engaged Secret Service agents in a firefight at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, targeting President Trump and administration officials. The White House is now considering new security measures, including a bulletproof vest for the president. This marks the third attempt on Trump's life in two years.
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Cole Allen stormed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. He engaged Secret Service agents in a firefight, striking one agent in their body armor. The agent is expected to recover fully.
Allen was tackled and arrested after the gunfire exchange. Ten minutes before the attack, he sent a rambling manifesto to his family, stating he was targeting Trump and any other administration officials he could aim his gun at. Allen's brother handed over the manifesto to Connecticut police.
The White House is weighing new security measures for President Trump after three attempts on his life in the past two years. Discussions are underway at the highest levels about whether President Trump will wear a bulletproof vest for future public events, according to Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy.
Two months after an earlier incident, Ryan Wesley Routh camped out for 12 hours in a sniper’s nest with an SKS assault rifle on the edge of Trump International West Palm Beach golf club in Martin County, Florida.
Routh was sentenced to life in prison in February. On July 13, 2024, Thomas Crooks opened fire on President Trump from a rooftop during a campaign stop in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks grazed President Trump’s ear during the shooting.
He killed one firefighter and critically wounded two other Trump supporters. Crooks was killed by President Trump’s security detail firing back.
