Suspect in White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting Faces Terrorism Charge

Federal prosecutors upgraded charges against the man accused of attempting to shoot the president at a spring gala.

Federal authorities added a terrorism charge against the gunman accused of trying to shoot the president at the annual White House correspondents gathering earlier this year. Cole Tomas Allen now faces the new federal count following an updated grand jury indictment. The suspect allegedly breached security checkpoints and injured a federal protection agent during the spring incident.

• The targetThe accused gunman allegedly attempted to enter the main ballroom to attack the nation leader.
• The suspectCole Tomas Allen was previously arrested at the scene after allegedly bypassing security barriers.

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