Cole Tomas Allen, Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect, Was Propelled by Outrage, Authorities Say

Cole Tomas Allen, Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect, Was Propelled by Outrage, Authorities Say

The authorities have said that the suspect in the Saturday attack was taken into custody shortly after charging through a security checkpoint and exchanging gunfire with federal law enforcement officials inside the Washington Hilton. He was armed with knives, a shotgun, and a handgun, authorities have said. The suspect is initially expected to be charged…

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Alleged Trump shooter was targeting US officials, authorities say

Alleged Trump shooter was targeting US officials, authorities say

The alleged shooter at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening had written about targeting Donald Trump and other administration officials, authorities said. US attorney-general Todd Blanche said on Sunday that federal investigators were “still looking into” the shooter’s motivations for the attack, but said they believed he had been “targeting members of the administration” and…

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The Guardian view on Trump and the Washington shooting: political violence and gun culture endanger all | Editorial

The Guardian view on Trump and the Washington shooting: political violence and gun culture endanger all | Editorial

Forty-five years ago, John Hinckley Jr attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton hotel in Washington, injuring the US president and three others. Obsessed with the actor Jodie Foster, and seeking to gain her attention, the shooter had initially pursued Reagan’s Democratic predecessor, Jimmy Carter. On Saturday night, the hotel again rang…

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