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What to know about Cole Thomas Allen, the Trump dinner shooting suspect

A man is set to be charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, after President Donald Trump and other top officials were evacuated from the event Saturday evening.  Cole Thomas Allen, 31, has widely been identified as the shooter. The suspect h

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What to know about Cole Thomas Allen, the Trump dinner shooting suspectA man is set to be charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, after President Donald Trump and other top officials were evacuated from the event Saturday evening.  Cole Thomas Allen, 31, has widely been identified as the shooter. The suspect h
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