What we know about Cole Allen, suspected White House Correspondents' dinner shooter ^22.4%

NPR - By Lydia Calitri, Steve Futterman, Deepa Shivaram - 4/26/2026, 7:05 PM

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Cole Allen, a 31-year old teacher and engineer from Torrance, California, has been identified as the man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, two sources familiar with the matter told NPR. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. A... more