{"id":15384,"date":"2026-04-26T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=15384"},"modified":"2026-04-26T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:09:14","slug":"man-accused-of-firing-on-white-house-correspondents-dinner-ided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=15384","title":{"rendered":"Man Accused of Firing on White House Correspondents Dinner IDed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15385\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0508-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0508-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0508-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0508-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0508.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>The man accused of opening fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner has been identified as Cole Allen, a 31-year-old computer scientist from Torrance, California.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"ld-4101-7726\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to online profiles and records, Allen had a background in engineering and game development, including building a shooter role-playing game titled \u201cFirst Law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Records indicate he attended the California Institute of Technology, where he studied mechanical engineering and graduated in 2017. The institution confirmed that an individual with that name completed a degree that year, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2014, Cole Allen said he was selected as a summer undergraduate research fellow at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he worked on astrophysics-related research.<\/p>\n<p>During that period, he also developed a physics-based role-playing shooter game called \u201cFirst Law,\u201d centered on two-dimensional space combat. While studying at the California Institute of Technology, he listed projects that included building offensive and defensive robotic systems, according to his LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as6124\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He later developed another physics-based video game titled \u201cBohrdom,\u201d described as a complex two-dimensional project. He described it as a \u201ccombination of a racing game with a bullet hell as experienced by self-propelled pinballs,\u201d released on the popular Steam gaming platform, according to his profile.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in March 2020, Cole Allen worked for C2 Education, according to his LinkedIn profile. He later enrolled at California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2022 to pursue a master\u2019s degree in computer science, graduating in May 2025. The university confirmed that an individual with that name completed the program that year.<\/p>\n<p>A December 30, 2024 Facebook post from C2 Education recognized \u201cCole Allen of C2 Education Torrance\u201d as Teacher of the Month, accompanied by a photo consistent with his profile. Federal Election Commission records also show that Allen made a $25 contribution to then-Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>During a late Saturday news conference, authorities said Cole Allen rushed a U.S. Secret Service checkpoint at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner while armed with multiple weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said Allen opened fire on a Secret Service officer, who was struck in his ballistic vest and transported to a hospital. Agents returned fire, and Allen was not hit but was also taken to a hospital, authorities said, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man accused of opening fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner has been identified as Cole Allen, a 31-year-old computer scientist&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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