Investigators say Trump assassination suspect shot officer at press gala
Key takeaways
- Secret Service agent at White House correspondents’ dinner was ‘definitively’ hit by suspect’s bullet, prosecutor says.
- Officials initially did not provide details on how the agent – who was wearing a bulletproof vest – was injured.
- He had every intention to kill him and anyone who got in his way, on his way to killing the president of the United States,” Pirro said.
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Secret Service agent at White House correspondents’ dinner was ‘definitively’ hit by suspect’s bullet, prosecutor says.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Attorney Jeanine Pirro and other officials speak to reporters about the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner last month [Kylie Cooper/Reuters]Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026Authorities in the United States have said that the suspect accused of attempting to kill President Donald Trump was the one who shot a Secret Service agent at the White House correspondents’ dinner last month.
Officials initially did not provide details on how the agent – who was wearing a bulletproof vest – was injured. On Sunday, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro told CNN that investigators have confirmed that the agent was shot by the alleged gunman, Cole Tomas Allen.