New details about the White House correspondents\u2019 Dinner shooting suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, were released. The article says Allen attempted to get past security with multiple weapons, and reportedly shot a Secret Service agent, though the agent was later confirmed to be okay due to a bulletproof vest, before Allen was stopped and arrested.<\/p>\n

It also claims that investigators later obtained a manifesto in which Allen allegedly outlined plans to target governance officials attending the event. Authorities reportedly discovered information from Allen\u2019s personal social media accounts<\/a>,including accounts on platforms such as Bluesky,containing anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric.<\/p>\n

The piece further reports that an interview with Allen\u2019s sister revealed he made \u201cradical\u201d statements, spoke ambiguously about a \u201cplan\u201d to address world problems, and had purchased handguns and a shotgun stored at his parents\u2019 home without their knowledge. It adds that investigators said Allen also attended a \u201cNo Kings\u201d protest in California at some point. <\/p>\n