Acting U.S. Attorney General: "Shooting Suspect May Have Targeted the President"

Blanche's Interview with NBC News

Regarding the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated on the 26th (local time) that the suspect may have targeted U.S. President Donald Trump.

In an interview with NBC on the same day, Acting Attorney General Blanche said that the shooter "actually targeted people who work in the administration, possibly including the President."

The previous night, a shooting occurred at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner held at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. The suspect, Cole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old resident of California, fired a shotgun at a Secret Service (SS) agent at the security checkpoint of the event and was subdued at the scene while trying to breach security.

On the 25th (local time), during the White House Correspondents' Dinner held at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., a shooting incident occurred, and U.S. President Donald Trump is being evacuated urgently. Photo by Reuters and Yonhap News Agency

Acting Attorney General Blanche said that during the investigation, it was confirmed that the suspect traveled by train from California to Washington D.C. via Chicago and checked into the hotel one or two days before the event.

Authorities currently believe the suspect acted alone. However, Acting Attorney General Blanche noted that this assessment could change as investigators gather more information. He also added that the suspect is scheduled to be indicted in federal court on the 27th on charges including assault on a federal official, discharge of a firearm, and attempted murder of a federal official.

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