Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, authored a “manifesto” indicating his intention to specifically target officials within the administration, a senior U.S. official told CBS News.
Authorities discovered anti-Trump and anti-Christian sentiments on the suspect’s social media profiles, CBS reported, citing the officials.
Cole Allen, 31, communicated some of his writings to family members prior to the attempted attack on Saturday, prompting one of them to notify the police regarding these writings. It appears that the writings shared with family did not explicitly reference the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
A family member interviewed by investigators following the attack stated that Allen expressed radical views and frequently alluded to a plan to undertake “something” to address the problems facing the contemporary world.
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Here’s what Cole Tomas Allen’s family members told police
Allen’s family members informed investigators that the suspect routinely visited a shooting range to practice with his firearms. He possessed two guns legally, one of which was utilized in the shooting incident at the Washington Hilton Hotel, as confirmed by law enforcement officials to CBS News.
Moreover, Allen’s relatives mentioned that he was affiliated with a group known as “The Wide Awakes” and participated in a “No Kings” protest in California.
