What We Know About The Suspect In The White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

Authorities have yet to identify the suspect's motive, but acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he was likely targeting members of the Trump administration.

The suspected shooter at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is a former Teacher of the Month, who acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said likely set out to target members of the Trump administration and possibly President Donald Trump.

While authorities have yet to publicly name the suspect in custody, two law enforcement sources familiar with the matter told The Associated Press his name is Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old game developer and teacher from Torrance, California.

Officials are still working to pin down the shooter’s motive, but Trump in a Fox News interview Sunday said he had written a “manifesto” that was “strongly anti-Christian.”

Blanche said officials believe the shooter travelled by train with knives and guns from California to Chicago and then to Washington DC,........

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