New video shows WHCD suspect inside hotel before rushing security checkpoint with weapon

Newly released Justice Department video appears to amusement Cole Tomas Allen moving done the Washington Hilton successful the hours earlier the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and aboriginal approaching a information checkpoint with a weapon. 

Federal prosecutors accidental the footage supports their relationship of the incident, portion tribunal proceedings stay successful an aboriginal signifier and the allegations person not been proven astatine trial.

The footage shows Cole Tomas Allen, 31, walking done the edifice connected April 24 and visiting areas including the gym, wherever helium is seen speaking with a pistillate astatine the beforehand desk.

The video appears to amusement Allen moving toward a information checkpoint Saturday evening with a limb successful hand, rushing past agents arsenic they rapidly respond and gully their weapons. A muzzle flash from a Secret Service cause tin beryllium seen arsenic Allen runs by.

Moments earlier, an serviceman is seen walking past the doorway Allen aboriginal burst through, portion a K-9 appears to respond conscionable earlier helium sprinted out.

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Cole Allen wearing a graduation gown aft obtaining his master's grade successful 2025. (L) A Secret Service cause fires astatine Cole Allen, suspected successful the assassination effort of President Donald Trump astatine the White House Correspondents' Dinner connected Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Cole Allen/LinkedIn; Obtained by The Washington Post)

The footage follows a abstracted video released Saturday that appeared to amusement Allen moving done the checkpoint toward a ballroom and shooting a U.S. Secret Service agent.

Prosecutors were prepared to contiguous the video during a detention proceeding Thursday to reason that Allen posed a information to the community, but his defence squad agreed to detention.

Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, remains successful national custody aft his defence agreed not to contention detention astatine this stage. He faces national charges including attempted assassination of the president, firearm transport crossed authorities lines and discharging a firearm during a transgression of violence.

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A Secret Service cause fires astatine Cole Allen, suspected successful the assassination effort of President Donald Trump astatine the White House Correspondents' Dinner connected Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Obtained by The Washington Post)

Federal prosecutors charged him with, among different counts, attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting a firearm crossed authorities lines and discharging a firearm during a transgression of violence.

Allen is scheduled to instrumentality to tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected May 11.

U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran confirmed Thursday that an cause was changeable successful the thorax portion wearing a bulletproof vest and is expected to beryllium OK.

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Surveillance video released by the Justice Department appears to amusement fishy Cole Allen rushing a information checkpoint astatine the Washington Hilton with a limb successful manus during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. (Department of Justice)

Curran said Allen changeable the agent, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, portion charging done security, though a aboriginal Justice Department filing did not repetition that allegation. He is expected to beryllium OK.

Curran said the cause returned occurrence astatine Allen but missed.

He besides pushed backmost connected speculation that the cause whitethorn person been struck by affable fire, saying the wounded cause was the lone idiosyncratic too Allen who discharged a limb during the incident.

While an archetypal transgression ailment alleged Allen changeable the agent, that assertion was not included successful a aboriginal Justice Department filing.

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Law enforcement unit detain Cole Tomas Allen, a fishy successful the shooting incidental astatine the White House Correspondents' Association meal successful Washington, D.C., connected April 25, 2026. (Donald J Trump via Truth Social/Handout via Reuters)

The Justice Department besides released caller photos of grounds tied to the shooting, including weapons and ammunition Allen allegedly had successful his possession.

Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.