Secret Service officer shot at White House Correspondents' Dinner was not hit by friendly fire, sources say
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- The round that struck a U.S. Secret Service officer during the shooting near the White House Correspondents' Dinner was confirmed not to be friendly fire, according to senior law enforcement officials.
- Justice Department investigators and the ATF determined that the suspected gunman, Cole Allen, fired his shotgun during the incident at the Washington Hilton.
- Six shots were fired in total: one by Allen and five by the Secret Service officer who was hit, likely in the cellphone inside his bulletproof vest, resulting in no serious injury to the officer.
- Allen, 31, was arrested at the scene without injury and has been charged with multiple federal offenses including attempting to assassinate the president.
- He made his first federal court appearance on Monday but did not enter a plea.
