A shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, cut short the event and led authorities to increase security near the White House afterward. [1]
Officials increasingly believed the attack was politically motivated, according to the report. [1] An official identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen. [1]
Writings sent to family members minutes before the attack reportedly criticized US administration policies and referred to the suspect as "Friendly Federal Assassin." [1] The writings also reportedly repeated references to President Donald Trump without naming him directly and cited grievances including US strikes on boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. [1]
Trump said on Sunday the suspect was a "pretty sick guy" and said he had an anti-Christian manifesto. He also said, "He was a Christian, believer, and then he became an anti-Christian, and he had a lot of change." [1]
ABC News, citing acting US Attorney-General Todd Blanche, reported that the suspect traveled from Los Angeles to Washington by train via Chicago and checked into the Washington Hilton in the past day or two. [1]
CNN reported that Trump called for the interrupted dinner to be rescheduled within 30 days and to include more security. [1]
