Pirro says buckshot from gun of man charged in media gala attack hit agent
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Authorities confirmed that buckshot from Cole Tomas Allen's Mossberg pump-action shotgun struck a Secret Service agent's bullet-resistant vest during his attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25.
- The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, stated there is no evidence the agent was hit by friendly fire, affirming the pellet came from Allen's weapon.
- Allen, who remains in custody pending trial, was injured during the incident but was not shot, and the Secret Service officer survived.
- Allen faces charges including attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and firearms offenses, carrying a potential life sentence if convicted on the assassination count.
- Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, is a part-time tutor and amateur video game developer; his attorneys recently noted he is no longer on suicide watch.
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