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'We were horrified': Cole Allen’s employer C2 Education condemns WHCD shooting
About 30 minutes after Donald Trump arrived at the gala, Cole Allen opened fire, injuring a Secret Service agent and prompting evacuations
Fact Check: Is the photo of Cole Allen wearing an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt real?
A widely shared claim shows a person resembling Cole Allen in an IDF sweatshirt, with posts alleging he was a 'Zionist!'
Trump says Melania looked ‘very upset’ over White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
The President admitted that while people don't like to talk about being scared, anyone would be afraid in a situation like that.
Trump shares what was discussed at head table before gunshots were fired at WHCD
The suspect Cole Tomas Allen opened fire outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton
Assassination attempt sparks unity calls as Trump survives Washington gala shooting
Trump cites Abraham Lincoln, says Hilton shooting trauma helped bridge partisan divide
Blanche touts ‘Security Success’ after Butler failure as gunman breached Hilton dinner
Acting AG praises Secret Service for swiftly subduing suspect who breached gala perimeter
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer recalls terrifying moment from WHCD shooting: ‘Is he trying to shoot me?’
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said he was just a few feet away from a gunman when shots were fired outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton
White House Correspondents’ Dinner venue ‘Hinckley Hilton’ saw Reagan’s 1981 assassination attempt
After the WHCD shooting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revisited the uncomfortable memory of Ronald Reagan’s assassination attempt 45 years ago
Fact Check: Was Cole Tomas Allen a C2 Education teacher before WHCD shooting?
Viral posts allege Cole Tomas Allen worked at C2 Education as a teacher, but official records remain unverified amid ongoing investigation
Neighbor says WHCD shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen ‘may be on the spectrum’
Reporters visited Cole Tomas Allen's California residence, where a brief exchange with a neighbor offered a glimpse into how he was perceived