Keep pulling the thread on Cole Allen.
The suspect in a shooting targeting Trump administration officials has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Allen.
The initial charges filed against the suspect in the Washington D.C. shooting include assaulting a federal officer and using a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence.
Elliot Williams predicts that the Secret Service will extend its security perimeters for presidential events at hotels as a result of the recent security breach.
The suspect, Cole Allen, was reportedly armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives when he was apprehended at the Washington Hilton.
Cole Allen, the suspect in a shooting targeting Trump administration officials, reportedly traveled from Southern California to carry out the attack.
As of the time of broadcast, shooting suspect Cole Allen has only been charged with gun-related offenses.
Elliot Williams predicts that the charges against suspect Cole Allen will be upgraded if more facts emerge regarding his motive.
The FBI and the Secret Service are the lead agencies investigating the shooting incident.
The FBI's jurisdiction includes acts of terrorism, which would make the shooting incident fall within its purview if a terrorist nexus is established.
Jeff Mason predicts that security protocols at the Washington Hilton will face intense scrutiny following the recent shooting incident.
When the U.S. President travels overseas, the Secret Service establishes a wide security perimeter requiring everyone, including hotel guests, to pass through a magnetometer to enter the hotel.
During domestic presidential travel in cities like San Francisco or New York, anyone entering the hotel where the president is staying must pass through a magnetometer.