Suspected Gunman Charged with Attempted Assassination of the President
Anderson Cooper 360
CNN
3.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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| 0:31.6 | Good evening, breaking news tonight |
| 0:33.6 | in the investigation of the alleged attacker, |
| 0:35.6 | the White House correspondent dinner, |
| 0:36.6 | now charged with attempted assassination of the president. According to authorities, |
| 0:40.5 | and as this video indicates, the suspect ran through the magnetometer carrying a 12-gauge shotgun. |
| 0:46.1 | Secret Service officer was shot in the chest but survived, according to authorities, because |
| 0:50.5 | of his ballistic vest. The same agent drew his weapon, fired multiple shots at the suspect. |
| 0:56.0 | The alleged attacker fell, but was not hit by gunfire, was then arrested. We now know his name |
| 1:01.4 | is Cole Thomas Allen, and authorities say he was also armed with a 38 caliber pistol and multiple |
| 1:06.0 | knives. According to what law enforcement are calling a manifesto that Allen released minutes before the attack |
| 1:12.2 | and other evidence collected since Saturday night, authorities say he was intent on killing |
| 1:16.9 | Trump administration officials, including the president. |
| 1:20.0 | Now, I want to play the moment as President Trump is on the dais with the First Lady, when it appears |
| 1:23.8 | you can hear gunshots and panic begins to spread throughout the crowd. |
| 1:30.3 | Seconds later, Vice President Vance was taken offstage by his Secret Service detail, |
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