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LA gun shop where accused WHCD shooter bought weapon is tied to major CA crimes: DA

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LA gun shop where accused WHCD shooter bought weapon is tied to major CA crimes: DA

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is calling for a full-blown investigation into a Torrance gun store that sold a shotgun to White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen, the deranged CalTech grad accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump.

In a sharply worded letter to LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, Hahn urged prosecutors to investigate Turner’s Outdoorsman over firearm sales she says are heavily tied to crime guns recovered across California.

Turner's Outdoorsman store in Torrance, California, with

Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance, California, April 26, 2026. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post

FBI Director Kash Patel and Assistant Director Darren Cox at a press conference with an image of a shotgun.

Nearly 8,000 crime guns traced statewide between 2022 and 2024 allegedly came from Turner’s locations, more than any other gun dealer in California. REUTERS

According to Hahn, figures from the California Department of Justice show eight Turner’s Outdoorsman stores in Los Angeles County were linked to a “disproportionate number of firearms recovered at crime scenes.”

The numbers are staggering: Nearly 8,000 crime guns traced statewide between 2022 and 2024 allegedly came from Turner’s locations, more than any other gun dealer in California.

Hahn singled out the retailer’s Torrance store, saying it alone was tied to 624 recovered firearms during that stretch, making it the second-highest-ranking individual gun retailer in the state.

Courtroom illustration of Cole Tomas Allen, in an orange jumpsuit, appearing before U.S. Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya.

Allen, who has not entered a plea, is scheduled to be arraigned May 11. AP

Selfie of Cole Tomas Allen showing a knife, a shoulder holster, an ammunition bag, pliers, and wire cutters.

The US Department of Justice releases selfies of the suspect accused to opening fire during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Department of Justice / BACKGRID

The demand for answers comes as federal prosecutors build their case against Allen, 31, who allegedly stormed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton and unleashed gunfire during the high-profile event.

Authorities said between five and eight shots rang out during the attack, leaving a Secret Service agent wounded.

Allen, who has not entered a plea, is scheduled to be arraigned May 11.

The accused imbecile was slapped with four felony charges: attempt to assassinate the president of the United States, assaulting a US officer with a deadly weapon, transportation of a firearm and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

He faces up to life behind bars if convicted on the top count.

Trump blasted Allen as a possible “lone wolf whack job” who “looked pretty evil.”

Investigators believe Allen may have been fueled by deep political rage and obsession.

Secret Service agents drawing their guns during an incident at the White House Correspondents' dinner.

Secret Service agents drawing their guns during an incident at the White House Correspondents’ dinner. AFP via Getty Images

Jeanine Pirro speaks at a press conference with Kash Patel and Darren Cox in Washington, D.C.

Jeanine Pirro speaks at a press conference with Kash Patel and Darren Cox in Washington, D.C. Getty Images

A preliminary Department of Homeland Security intelligence assessment dated April 27 concluded the suspect had “multiple social and political grievances” with the Trump administration and said the Iran conflict “may have contributed to his decision to conduct the attack.”

Sources told The Post that Allen allegedly fired off a bizarre 1,052-word manifesto to relatives roughly 10 minutes before the shooting.

The rambling message, signed “Cole ‘coldForce’ ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ Allen,” allegedly detailed his “rules of engagement” and declared it was his mission to target administration officials.

Booking photo of Cole Tomas Allen.

 Cole Thomas Allen, a teacher from Torrance, California.

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that Allen fancied himself “Rambo” and came armed “to the teeth.”

“Clearly, the president is a target. And make no mistake, it is not just the manifesto. It is his actions,” Pirro said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

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