White House Shooting Suspect Targeted Trump Administration, Documents Show
A 31-year-old gunman who fired shots outside the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday was targeting President Trump and administration officials, according to documents authorities obtained from the suspect.
White House Dinner Incident
The suspected gunman who fired shots on Saturday outside the White House Correspondents' dinner was targeting President Trump and administration officials, according to a 1,000-word document the authorities have tied to 31-year-old Cole Allen. The writer alludes to allegations of sexual misconduct, saying that he is "no longer willing" to allow a "pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes," an apparent reference to Trump, though the document does not mention him by name.
Selective Targeting
It goes on to say that the Secret Service are "targets only if necessary," while hotel security, Capitol police, and the National Guard are "not targets if at all possible."