New footage shows how Trump dinner gunman charged through security in four seconds
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- New footage released by prosecutors shows the moment a gunman, Cole Tomas Allen, charged through a hotel security checkpoint with a concealed shotgun while President Trump attended a press gala at the Washington Hilton.
- The video captures a security agent firing at the suspect, who allegedly fired back, striking the officer's ballistic vest, though the officer was not seriously injured.
- Allen, 31, is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump and was found carrying multiple weapons, including a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun, and knives.
- The US Secret Service director confirmed the suspect fired at an agent at point-blank range, with the officer returning fire and the suspect ultimately subdued after falling near a magnetometer box.
- Prosecutors' filings and defense lawyers have presented conflicting details about whether the suspect fired, but no evidence suggests the officer was hit by friendly fire.
