In April 2026, during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton, shots rang out as a gunman rushed a security checkpoint. President Donald Trump and his administration were evacuated unharmed, though a Secret Service officer was struck; luckily saved by their body armor. The alleged perpetrator was Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old California educator and part-time teacher, honored as "Teacher of the Month" at a local learning center in late 2024, who also worked as a NASA fellow, computer scientist, and indie game developer. . .
