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Suspect in shooting at Trump press dinner to appear in court

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FBI agents visit a residence next to a home connected to Cole Tomas Allen, who was identified as the suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting, in Torrance, Calif., on April 26, 2026. Photo: San Francisco Chronicle via AP

A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court on Monday (April 27, 2026) over a shooting that marks the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America.

Administration officials said the suspect in Saturday night’s (April 25) shocking attack apparently aimed to kill Mr. Trump and senior officials at the press dinner in a Washington hotel, in what would be the third attempt on the president’s life in two years.

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