Authorities allege the suspected gunman traveled from California to Washington and checked into the hotel before the shooting Saturday night.
WASHINGTON — The gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday.
The shooting suspect was taken into custody and identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. A motive was not immediately known, and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said charges related to
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