Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect called himself ‘friendly federal assassin’
By Jeremy Roebuck0% Perry Stein0% N. Kirkpatrick Emily Davies0%
4/26/2026, 1:35:14 PM
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Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect called himself ‘friendly federal assassin’
The suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of California, officials said.
He is a part-time teacher, former engineering student and game designer.
He identified himself in a missive sent to family members moments before the attack as a “friendly federal assassin” and railed against Trump administration policies.
He booked a hotel room at the Washington Hilton weeks in advance, then traveled by train from his home outside Los Angeles to Chicago and then to D.C.
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