Trump WHCD shooter slapped with a FOURTH charge as he faces life in prison

By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 21:45, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 21:58, 5 May 2026 Donald Trump's alleged White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooter has been indicted by a grand jury on four counts - including a new charge. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, had initially been charged with attempting to assassinate the president, transportation of a firearm with intent to commit a felony and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. The new charge is assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon. Allen was armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives when he rushed a security checkpoint and ran toward the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on April 25. The new charge is believed to relate to Allen's shooting of a Secret Service agent, who was struck in his bullet-resistant vest and not seriously injured. It was not immediately clear in the aftermath whether he had hit the agent. Trump and many of his top cabinet secretaries were gathered with thousands of journalists for the annual dinner. Allen traveled by train from his home in California to carry out the attack and allegedly left a note which said that administration officials were his targets and 'prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.' Allen has not yet entered a plea. Cole Tomas Allen is detained after charging security and opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington DC on April 25 No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.