Man Charged in White House Shooting Attempt

0:00A 31-year-old man named Cole Thomas Allen faced federal court for his alleged role in his shooting outside the White House correspondent's dinner. On April 25, prosecutors charged him with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, plus transporting weapons across state lines and firing a gun during a violent crime. Allen wrote a train into Washington, D.C. carrying a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, a 38-calibre semi-automatic pistol, and three knives. He got nabbed right after shots rang out, with no prior arrests on his record, and his defense lawyer stressed he's presumed innocent. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, First Lady Melania Trump, and top officials got evacuated safely from the event. A secret service agent took a bullet, but his vest saved him, and he walked out of the hospital, fine. The dinner got rescheduled after law enforcement cleared the scene, and officials praised the quick response that stopped the threat, cold. Trump called for pushing forward, but deferred to security pros.

1:01Security layers held strong, underscoring how these high-stakes knights in D.C. test everyone's resolve, and the investigation rolls on from here. From your city, powered by AI, this is Durham News Today, I'm Corey with the story.