The suspect in the assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump has been named as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen from Torrance, California, reports UNN citing Sky News.
Details
According to officials, the attacker has no criminal record and was not on the radar of law enforcement agencies.
Police believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the correspondents' dinner was taking place.
Speaking at a press conference after the incident, Donald Trump called the suspect a "lone wolf killer".
Additionally
Cole Thomas Allen told authorities after his arrest that he targeted officials of the Trump administration, CBS News reports citing two sources.
CBS also reports that at least five to eight shots were fired during the incident.
Context
As UNN reported, Trump was urgently evacuated from the White House correspondents' dinner after shots rang out in the hall.
US President and First Lady Melania Trump were apparently talking in the Washington Hilton hotel when they were interrupted by noise.