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Published 11:19 01 May 2026 GMT
New footage of the White House shooter has been made public, as a gunman managed to rush into the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday (April 25).
The accused attacker, who'd attempted to fire shots at President Donald Trump, had allegedly sent a detailed manifesto to his family just minutes before the attack.
Cole Tomas Allen was named as the suspect in the aftermath, as images released by the Department of Justice appear to show that Allen brought a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, a .38-caliber semi-automatic pistol, and multiple knives to the event.
Prosecutors say that it was an attempted assassination of Trump and other senior US officials.
Now, new footage shows how quickly a gunman burst out of a hallway, charged through a security checkpoint, and made his way to the press gala.
It all took place in a matter of seconds, as could be seen in a six-minute-long video posted by Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in Washington DC.
The video revealed that the gunman managed to make his way through a security checkpoint in just four seconds, while the event was ongoing.
Police could be seen dismantling the metal detectors as he made his way through, in shocking footage released by prosecutors on Thursday (April 30).
Not long after, a security agent can be seen opening fire in the direction of the suspect, who can be seen holding a long-barrelled weapon.
It is not clear if he discharges it.
The clip doesn't show the moment where investigators claim the attacker fell over and was subsequently arrested at the Washington Hilton.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, is now being charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
The suspect could be seen running through security, with weapons being pointed at him as he made his way past.
One user noted: "He gave zero f***s about crossfire."
Another pointed out: "Actually, 3 firearm discharges were caught on this video. Where did these bullets go?"
A third commented: "Bro missed every shot and almost hit the Secret Service," as a different user pointed out: "He missed point blank range and almost shot his own ppl smh."
Allen was not hit with any bullets, but it was reported that a Secret Service agent was hit during the attempt on Trump's life, possibly by one of his own colleagues.
Cole Allen's first court appearance revealed that the agent fired five shots.
While his shots missed, the agent himself took a bullet to his Kevlar vest.
Acting attorney general Todd Blanche said: "This heroic officer who was hit fired five times at Allen, who was not shot but fell to the ground and was promptly arrested."
Reports state that Allen is from Torrance, California, near Los Angeles.
The teacher graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 and earned a master’s in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2025.
When he was arrested, he was also developing video games, with one of his projects, “Bohrdom,” described as a “skill-based, non-violent asymmetrical fighting game loosely derived from a chemistry model that is itself loosely based on reality.”
His personal LinkedIn page revealed that he described himself as a “mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth.”
A former mechanical engineer and teaching assistant, Allen had also taken part in robotics competitions during his studies.
