Press gala shooting suspect moved off suicide watch in jail, records show
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- Cole Allen, the alleged shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, has been removed from suicide watch at the Washington, D.C. jail, according to his lawyers' court filings.
- A scheduled hearing to discuss his removal from suicide watch was canceled, with Allen's legal team previously arguing that the watch conditions violated his due process rights.
- Allen was initially held in medical isolation with 24-hour supervision and faced strict restrictions, including limited communication and personal item access, which his lawyers contested.
- He remains detained pending trial on charges of attempting to assassinate President Trump and two firearms-related offenses, with a preliminary hearing set for May 11.
- Allen allegedly attempted to breach a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton during the press dinner attended by President Trump and other top officials and was arrested at the scene.
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