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What we know about Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner incident

Apr 26, 2026Center

A heavily armed man rushed a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, exchanging gunfire with law enforcement before being subdued, officials said.

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