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Hinckley Calls Hilton Shooting 'Spooky', Allen Charged

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John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Reagan in 1981, found the recent shooting at the same hotel spooky. Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man, fired shots outside the hotel during the White House Correspondents Dinner, where President Trump and top officials were present. Allen was arrested and charged with attempted assassination. Hinckley, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity and released from mental health oversight in 2022, criticized the hotels security measures. Allens manifesto also criticized the dinners protection. The hotel insisted they followed all Secret Service protocols. Hinckley has been commenting on Trump attacks and is now pursuing music gigs and art, releasing a new memoir.

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Hinckley Calls Hilton Shooting 'Spooky', Allen Charged

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On April 28th, John Hinckley, Jr., the man behind the 1981 attempt on President Reagan's life at the Washington, Hilton, called a recent shooting at the same hotel, Straight Spooky. That spot marked with a plaque for Reagan's shooting, saw violence again this past Saturday during the White House correspondence dinner, where Donald, Trump, and Top Officials were attending. Secret Service Rush Trump, Melania, and others to safety after 31-year-old Cole Tommas Allen fired shots outside. Agents shot back, but didn't hit him, and they arrested Allen on charges like trying to assassinate the president. Hinckley, now 70 and fully released from mental health oversight in 2022 after being found not guilty by reason of insanity, told. TMZ bad things keep happening at the Hilton. He said security felt lacks back then, and called it no place for big events. Allen's manifesto echo dead, slamming the dinner's protection as insane. Meanwhile, the hotel insisted they followed all Secret Service protocols to keep everyone

safe. Hinckley's no stranger to commenting on Trump attacks. After last July's rally attempt in Pennsylvania, he posted online pushing peace over violence. These days, he's chasing music gigs and art, owning his story in a new memoir.

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