US press gala shooting suspect identified as tutor with manifesto
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- Category: United States
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-26 16:41 UTC
- Sources: France 24 English
The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting, Cole Tomas Allen, is a tutor and mechanical engineer who opposed President Trump's policies. In a manifesto, he described himself as a 'Friendly Federal Assassin'.
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