U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has announced that the suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, will appear in federal court Monday for arraignment, and he is already facing serious felony charges with “many” more expected.
Pirro confirmed the suspect has been charged with at least two counts so far, using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
“This individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could,” Pirro said.
Pirro made it clear that prosecutors are not done, stating that additional charges are coming as the investigation continues.
“I, for the first time, was in a situation where there were shots fired, shots heard, and a whole room went silent,” Pirro said. “When I lifted my head and when I looked up, every law enforcement officer was out there as we all had our heads down. All of them tonight acted so quickly that they prevented what could have been a horrific event where we were all sitting there in one room.”
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📹 WHCD shooting suspect faces federal charges — US attorney
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting is being charged with two counts.
💬 “Using a firearm during a crime of violence” and “assault on a federal officer using a… https://t.co/qVhyL0adbH pic.twitter.com/J0TaW4Q0na
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) April 26, 2026
JUST IN🚨: Jeanine Pirro just announced the charges against the WHCA shooter:
• Two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence
• Assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon
Pirro says more charges are coming. Arraignment is set for Monday. pic.twitter.com/dacoy43ZsA
— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) April 26, 2026
Pirro also posted a video to X from the event.
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Update from the Washington Hilton pic.twitter.com/4vx3A1iWmw
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) April 26, 2026
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Allen allegedly checked into the Washington Hilton as a registered hotel guest, assembled a long weapon in an unsecured back area, and opened fire near the security magnetometers during the high-profile event attended by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and many other top administration officials.
One Secret Service agent was struck point-blank by a bullet, but survived thanks to his bulletproof vest.
President Trump confirmed in his late Saturday night press conference that he personally spoke to the wounded agent and “he’s in great shape.”
The suspect, a Caltech graduate with a master’s in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills, had been working as a teacher and was named “Teacher of the Month” in December 2024.
No motive has been revealed at this time.
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