Lone Wolf from California Attempts White House Attack

0:00It's April 26th. This is Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A 31-year-old guy from Torrance, California named Cole Thomas Allen tried to crash the White House Correspondent's Association dinner at the underings. Hilton Hotel, Saturday night, where President Trump and top officials were inside. Arms with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, he charged a security checkpoint, firing shots that hit one secret service agent, but the vest saved him. Agents tackled Allen right there. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says, Allen crossed the country by train from the West Coast, and his devices and writings point to him targeting, Trump and administration folks specifically. He called it a clear intent on Meet the Press Sunday. Allen seems like your classic over-achiever masters in computer science from Cal State Dominguez Hills, bachelors, and mechanical engineering from Caltech. He's been tutoring high schools for six years as C2 education, even snag teacher of the

1:02month in 2024. Donated $25 to a Kamala Harris pack, dabbled in video games on steam. Folks who knew him, like a professor, are stunned, calling him polite and sharp. Trump labeled him a lone wolf from California and praised the secret service response. No one else got hurt, and Trump got evacuated safely. Charges are stacking up fast, two counts already for firearm use, and assaulting an officer with a weapon, with US Attorney Jeanine Piro promising, more as details emerge, Arayman hits federal court Monday, so we'll see how this plays out in the coming days.