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What to know about the shooting suspect in White House Correspondents dinner 99%
4/27/2026, 12:32:19 AM
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He's a sick person.
He's a very sickperson.
And we don't want things like this to happen.
Just minutes after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night,
believed to have been targeting President Donald Trump and top members of his administration, officers made an arrest.
Here's what we know about the suspect.
While officials have not publicly named the suspect, law enforcement officials have identified him to the Associated Press as
31-year-old Thomas Allan of Torrance, California.
Social media posts that appear to match the suspect show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday the suspect is believed to have purchased the two firearms he carried within the last couple of years.
The suspect was believed to have traveled by train from California to Chicago, then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest to the Washington Hilton Hotel
where the Correspondents Association dinner was being held.
Law enforcement officials who have examined the gunman's electronic devices and his writings preliminarily believe he intended to target administration members in attendance at the dinner.
After attempting to run into the ballroom, he was tackled to the ground in chaotic scenes that resulted in shots being fired.
According to officials, one Secret Service officer was shot in a bullet-resistant vest, but was recovering.
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