WHCD Shooting Suspect Set To Face Trial In September 2027

Cole Allen is accused of storming the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner while armed with guns and knives.

The trial for the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting has been set.

Cole Allen is accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner while armed with guns and knives on April 25. He’s also accused of firing a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who attempted to stop the attack at the Washington Hilton hotel. The officer was struck once in a bullet-resistant vest. Allen was shot at but not injured in the gunfire. President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other top officials were attending the dinner.

Allen faces an attempted assassination charge that carries a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. He is also charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts. A judge set a September 2027 trial date with jury selection to start Sept. 7. The trial is expected to last around three to four weeks.