Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named as Cole Tomas Allen

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Law enforcement agencies have identified Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles, as the suspected gunman arrested at the White House correspondents dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night.

Allen, 31, has no record of criminal charges or a civil court history in Los Angeles county, according to a records search.