This is the shotgun that White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen allegedly sneaked into the Washington Hilton in an attempt to kill President Trump and top members of his administration.
Allen, 31, was allegedly brandishing the Mossberg Maverick 12-gauge when he rushed toward security inside the Washington Hilton hotel in DC on Saturday night.
The pump-action shotgun has a folding stock that made it easier to conceal, as well as pistol grip and an extended magazine tube.
Allen legally purchase the weapon from Turner’s Outdoorsman near his home in Torrance, California, last August, according to sources.
The shotgun was among the trove of arsenal the suspect was carrying as he tried to carry out his twisted plot where Trump and roughly 2,500 guests had gathered for the gala dinner, authorities said.
An Armscor semi-automatic pistol, which he legally purchased in the Golden State in 2023, and knives were also uncovered when he was taken down by Secret Service agents.
In the wake of the attack, authorities revealed Allen had stored the weapons at his parents’ house in Torrance and that he had regularly trained at a shooting range.
The photo of his weaponry surfaced just hours after The Post revealed Allen had sent a sprawling manifesto to relatives just 10 minutes before the attack.
The missive — signed “Cole ‘coldForce’ ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ Allen” — outlined his “rules of engagement” for the shooting and stated he believed it was his righteous duty to target administration officials.
Follow the latest on the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner:
- The security loopholes that allowed Cole Allen to get near White House Correspondents’ Dinner — as Trump says this proves need for his ballroom
- Inside WHCD shooter Cole Allen’s deadly arsenal of weapons — and the two California stores he bought them from
- Read WHCD gunman’s full anti-Trump manifesto
- WHCD shooting live updates: Suspect Cole Allen said he would have killed everybody at event to get to his Trump admin targets
Allen is slated to be arraigned in federal court later on Monday on a slew of charges, including using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
