Video Shows Suspect Casing Hotel and Storming White House Checkpoint Ahead of Trump Speech
A video released by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro shows Cole Allen casing the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24 and storming a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner the next day, where President Donald Trump was speaking. Allen, charged with attempting to assassinate Trump, was seen in the video running toward the checkpoint with a long gun, prompting a Secret Service officer to fire at him. The incident led to Trump's evacuation.
Topics: assassination attempt Cole Allen President Donald Trump Secret Service White House Correspondents' Dinner