Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect called himself ‘friendly federal assassin’ 

By Jeremy Roebuck⁠0% Perry Stein⁠0% N. Kirkpatrick Emily Davies⁠0%

4/26/2026, 1:35:14 PM

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Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect called himself ‘friendly federal assassin’ 
The suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of California, officials said. 
He is a part-time teacher, former engineering student and game designer. 
He identified himself in a missive sent to family members moments before the attack as a “friendly federal assassin” and railed against Trump administration policies. 
He booked a hotel room at the Washington Hilton weeks in advance, then traveled by train from his home outside Los Angeles to Chicago and then to D.C. 
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