Engineer's Manifesto Leads to White House Shooting

0:00Authorities have named 31-year-old Cole Allen from Torrance, California as the suspect who opened fire at the White House correspondence. Dinner, Saturday night at a Hilton hotel. He's a mechanical engineer and computer scientist with degrees from Caltech in 2017 and California State University Dominguez Hills last. May, Allen worked as a part-time teacher and independent game developer. He tutor high school students at a test prep service, earning teacher of the month last December. One student described him as, smart and quirky. Someone you wouldn't peg for violence. Meanwhile, Allen released a video game called Boredom on Steam back in 2018. Family members got a manifesto from him minutes before the shooting, outlining plans to target administration officials. His brother alerted police right away. Allen's sister told investigators he often made radical statements about fixing world problems and joined a social justice group called The Wide Awakes Plus a protest in California.

1:02She also revealed he bought two handguns and the shotgun, stashing them at his parent's house without their knowledge. Records show he donated $25 to Kamala Harris' campaign through Act Blue last October. Allen faces federal charges for using a firearm in a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. He'll be arraigned Monday, with more charges likely coming as the investigation digs deeper into his motives and actions. I'm Corey with The Story and you've been listening to Anchorage News today, AI-powered