The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner reportedly sent a manifesto critical of President Donald Trump to his family before he allegedly opened fire at the Washington Hilton, according to The New York Post.
Suspect Identified
Authorities have identified the shooter as 31-year-old Cole Allen, a teacher from Torrance, California. The Post reported that the manifesto indicated Allen's intention to kill officials from the Trump administration.
In the manifesto, Allen wrote: "Turning the other cheek is for when you yourself are oppressed." He then listed several actions by the Trump administration that he claimed drove him to open fire.
Manifesto Excerpts
"I'm not the person raped in a detention camp. I'm not the fisherman executed without trial," Allen stated. "I'm not a schoolkid blown up, or a child starved, or a teenage girl abused by the many criminals in this administration. Turning the other cheek when *someone else* is oppressed is not Christian behavior; it is complicity in the oppressor's crimes."
The incident occurred at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, an event that brings together journalists, politicians, and celebrities. The investigation is ongoing.
