What we know about the suspect in shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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What we know about the suspect in shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman who tried to attack the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, left behind what officials are calling a written "manifesto" in which he clearly …

Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman who tried to attack the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, left behind what officials are calling a written "manifesto" in which he clearly stated he wanted to target officials in the Trump administration, a senior U.S. official told CBS News. The president and first lady Melania Trump were safely evacuated from the dinner, and none of the attendees were seriously injured, authorities said. A Secret Service agent was struck by at least one round, believed to have been fired by the shooter, but the agent was protected by a bulletproof vest and is expected to be OK, officials said. The suspect was apprehended at the scene. Allen, 31, was an educator from Torrance, California, with an engineering degree from a prestigious university. Authorities found anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on the suspect's social media accounts, the senior official said. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" Sunday morning that investigators believe he was targeting members of the Trump administration. The Free Press: The American Way Is Under Fire The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation, and the Secret Service is investigating the suspect's background to shed light on what precipitated the shooting. What we know so far about the shooting A total of at least five to eight gunshots were fired during the incident, two law enforcement sources told CBS News. …

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