US Prosecutors: New Evidence Confirms White House Correspondents' Dinner Gunman Shot Secret Service Agent
US federal prosecutors announced new evidence confirming that the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting fired at a Secret Service agent. A pellet from suspect Cole Allen's shotgun was found entangled in the agent's bulletproof vest, and Allen is believed to have intended to assassinate the President.
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WASHINGTON (Central News Agency) – US federal prosecutors announced today that investigators have found clear evidence confirming that the gunman who attempted to breach security during President Trump's presence at a Washington D.C. media dinner actually fired at a Secret Service agent.
According to AFP, after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 25, questions remained about who shot the bulletproof vest worn by at least one Secret Service agent, as the agent also fired shots.
Jeanine Pirro, a federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia, stated today during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" program that investigators can now confirm that Cole Allen, the suspect accused of the attack, fired the shot that hit the agent.
Pirro said, "We can now prove that a pellet fired from the Mossberg pump-action shotgun held by the defendant was entangled in the fibers of this Secret Service agent's bulletproof vest."
Allen, who carried multiple weapons, breached a security checkpoint and was almost immediately subdued and arrested by security personnel, has not yet entered a plea to the charges.
Pirro pointed out, "It can be confirmed that it was his bullet, he hit that Secret Service agent. He had every intention at the time to kill him, and anyone who stood in his way of assassinating the President of the United States."
Investigators also released some surveillance footage, including images of Allen moving inside the Washington D.C. hotel.
In one segment, a man identified as Allen is seen rapidly rushing through a security checkpoint, raising a gun at a Secret Service agent, who then fired several shots at the attacker. The footage only shows the attacker running out of frame, without showing the muzzle flash of the shotgun or Allen's immediate arrest.
Pirro told CNN that more surveillance footage, including records after Allen left the frame, will be released in the future. (Compiled by Ho Hung-ju) 1150504
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According to AFP, after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 25, questions remained about who shot the bulletproof vest worn by at least one Secret Service agent, as the agent also fired shots.
Jeanine Pirro, a federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia, stated today during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" program that investigators can now confirm that Cole Allen, the suspect accused of the attack, fired the shot that hit the agent.
Pirro said, "We can now prove that a pellet fired from the Mossberg pump-action shotgun held by the defendant was entangled in the fibers of this Secret Service agent's bulletproof vest."
Allen, who carried multiple weapons, breached a security checkpoint and was almost immediately subdued and arrested by security personnel, has not yet entered a plea to the charges.
Pirro pointed out, "It can be confirmed that it was his bullet, he hit that Secret Service agent. He had every intention at the time to kill him, and anyone who stood in his way of assassinating the President of the United States."
Investigators also released some surveillance footage, including images of Allen moving inside the Washington D.C. hotel.
In one segment, a man identified as Allen is seen rapidly rushing through a security checkpoint, raising a gun at a Secret Service agent, who then fired several shots at the attacker. The footage only shows the attacker running out of frame, without showing the muzzle flash of the shotgun or Allen's immediate arrest.
Pirro told CNN that more surveillance footage, including records after Allen left the frame, will be released in the future. (Compiled by Ho Hung-ju) 1150504
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