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What we know about Cole Allen, suspected White House Correspondents' dinner shooter

Lydia Calitri
Steve Futterman
Deepa Shivaram

Updated April 26, 2026

A view of a home associated with the suspected White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen in Torrance, Calif., on Sunday. (AFP via Getty Images)

This article was originally published on April 26, 2026.

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