Secret Service agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says
PBS • • general
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 the attempted attack on the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated there is no evidence the agent was hit by friendly fire, definitively attributing the pellet to Allen's weapon.
- Allen, who was injured but not shot during the incident, remains in custody and faces charges including attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and firearms violations, carrying a potential life sentence.
- Allen's attorneys recently withdrew a motion to remove him from suicide watch after learning he was no longer under such supervision.
- The attack occurred on April 25 at a Washington hotel, where Allen attempted to storm a media gala with guns and knives, raising concerns about security at the event.
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