Washington, April 28 (IANS) A manifesto sent by the suspected gunman before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting over the weekend outlined his intent to target the US President and senior administration officials, according to investigators.Authorities said Cole Tomas Allen emailed family members and a former employer shortly before launching the attack, attaching a document titled “Apology and Explanation.”In the message, Allen wrote: “My sincerest apologies for all the troub…
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Washington, April 28 (IANS) A rapid response by US Secret Service agents and law enforcement prevented a far more serious attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, top US officials said, crediting coordinated action across agencies for stopping the gunman within moments.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters “that horrible act was stopped because of the courage and professionalism of law enforcement,” adding that agents “promptly tackled and detained the suspect.”T…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Investigators have identified the suspect in the shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as a 31-year-old man from California, believed to have acted alone and now facing multiple federal charges linked to firearms and the attack. Law enforcement officials cited in The New York Times identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, who was taken into custody after attempting to breach a security checkpoint at the Washin…
New York, April 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he was safe after he was rushed away from a journalists’ event after shots were fired at the Washington hotel where it was taking place.“The First Lady, plus the Vice President [JD Vance], and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition”, he said on Truth Social in a series of posts.“The shooter has been apprehended”, he said.“Quite an evening in DC [District of Columbia – Washington]”, he exclaimed.Several members of the…
Washington, April 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump continues to back FBI Director Kash Patel, the White House said, defending his leadership and citing a sharp drop in crime across the United States. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president “does still have confidence in the FBI director and in our law and order team to do what they’ve been doing so well over the course of the last year and a half.”She pointed to falling crime rates. “The crime rates in this cou…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) A 21-year-old North Carolina man carrying a shotgun and a fuel can was shot and killed by US Secret Service agents after breaching the security perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to US media reports.The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that it is “dedicating all necessary resources” to the probe.The man was identified as Austin Tucker Martin of Cameron, North Carolina.According to Fox News, the incident occurred…