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White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen seen on local news segment from 2017 touting his invention

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A 2017 local TV news segment featuring a man identified as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect has resurfaced online in the wake of the incident.

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Shooting Suspect ID’d as Cole Allen Pinned to Ground at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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Shooting Suspect ID’d as Cole Allen Pinned to Ground at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night has been identified as Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif.The 31-year-old, who federal law enforcement source confirmed is a teacher, was in custody after gunfire broke out near the event’s main security screening area just after 8:30 p.m. and...

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