Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, will appear in court Monday, accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner, law enforcement officials said.
Allen was charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer, according to U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. He will be arraigned in Federal District Court. Further charges are expected. Trump was not injured in the attack.
It is not yet known what the motive was for the attack, in which Allen allegedly entered the Washington Hilton hotel, charged through security carrying a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives, before shooting and hitting a member of the U.S. Secret Service detail assigned to protect Trump. The Secret Service member was wearing a bullet-proof vest, according to The New York Times, and survived the attack. (The Hilton is the same hotel where President Reagan was shot, in 1981.)
Allen got off five to eight shots before he was brought down by security personnel, the BBC reported.
