White House Shooting: Suspect's Background Unveiled

0:00A shooting rock to scene outside the White House correspondence dinner, Saturday night at the Hilton in DC, where thousands of journalists. President Trump and his team were inside. The suspect, 31-year-old Cole Allen from Torrance, California, charged a secret service checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and several. Knives Officials say he crossed the country aiming to cause maximum damage, firing shots before getting tackled in a quick exchange of gunfire. Digging into his background, Allen's a trained mechanical engineer who graduated from Caltech in 2017 and got his masters from Cal State. Domingo's Hills He worked as a tutor at C2 Education, even named Teacher of the Month last year, and dabbled as an indie game developer making non-violent fighting. Games No political party ties He's listed as no preference in voter records and sources call him a lone actor who traveled from LA to Chicago, then DC. Booking his hotel room, early April.

1:00Chaos erupted in the packed ballroom, but no one inside got hurt. Trump called out the surveillance video showing Allen sprinting like a blur from 50 yards away. A secret service agent took a bullet to his vest, but was fine, chatting up beat with the president afterward. DC police chief stressed it's too soon for motive details, though Allen mumbled something vague about administration targets during questioning. Now the FBI swarmed his Torrance home Sunday, with tactical teams, armored vehicles, and spotlights before breaching around midnight. They grabbed his phone and devices for warrants, piecing together his recent moves and contacts. Officials raided spots in Southern California and DC too. Allen, nursing a knee injury from the takedown, faces a rainman Monday on charges like using a firearm in a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon. Before to come as the probe rolls on, local news, powered by AI. This is California News Today.