'Suspect in correspondents' dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump'

"Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, appeared at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for his initial court appearance, less than 48 hours after he was accused of rushing a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton hotel. The Justice Department filed three charges against him on Monday: attempted assassination of the president, punishable by up to life in prison; transportation of a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with the intent to commit a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison; and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence; punishable by a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison (consecutive to any other sentence imposed) and a maximum of life."

"Allen was found with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, a .38-caliber semi-automatic pistol, three knives and 'other dangerous paraphernalia,' Assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Ballantine said in court on Monday. A Secret Service officer was shot in the melee, but was saved by a bulletproof vest and has already been discharged from the hospital, law enforcement officials said Saturday."

"Blanche declined to answer questions about how many shots Allen fired, citing the ongoing investigation."

“ 'We do believe that as the complaint lays out, that the suspect, the defendant, fired out of his shotgun,' Blanche said. 'But as far as getting into exacting ballistics, I’m not going to do that today.' "

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https://www.ms.now/news/cole-tomas-allen-court-white-house-correspondents-dinner-suspect

Intresting. It looks like Allen didn't shoot the SS Agent. And they're not prepared to say he even fired any weapons.