{"id":338111,"date":"2026-04-26T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-we-know-about-cole-tomas-allen-the-whcd-shooting-suspect\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:00:07","slug":"what-we-know-about-cole-tomas-allen-the-whcd-shooting-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-we-know-about-cole-tomas-allen-the-whcd-shooting-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about Cole Tomas Allen, the WHCD shooting suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bXTIVx02_UM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What we know about Cole Tomas Allen, the WHCD shooting suspect\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bXTIVx02_UM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner on Saturday night worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California, according to public records. <\/p>\n<p>Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, has been identified by law enforcement as the armed man subdued near the dinner where President Trump and other officials had gathered, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. <\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Brian Todd has more on the suspect\u2019s background. Also, former FBI agent Jason Pack and former secret service agent Jonathan Wackrow weigh in on the investigation into the shooting. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 CNN correspondent details the suspect\u2019s identity<br \/>\n3:16 Retired FBI agent on what authorities may be looking for at the suspect\u2019s California home<br \/>\n7:34 Did the suspect act alone?<br \/>\n8:50 Former secret service agent weighs in at the level of security at the White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner <\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Trump #ColeTomasAllen #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner on Saturday night worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California, according to public records. 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