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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has spoken out about the suspect in last night's shooting in Washington.
Blanche told NBC News that the suspect likely targeted Trump administration officials.
"Apparently, he, in fact, intended to target people working in the administration, most likely including the president," he said.
Blanche said she does not believe the suspect is cooperating with the investigation.
He stressed that the charges against him will include assault on a federal officer, shooting and attempting to kill a federal officer.
President Donald Trump was quickly evacuated from a gala dinner with the media after gunfire broke out at the Washington Hilton Hotel, forcing cabinet members to take shelter under tables, turning the grand ballroom into a crime scene.
Federal and local authorities said one person was immediately arrested. At a White House news conference Saturday night, Trump said he had spoken to a Secret Service officer who was shot and hit in his bulletproof vest at the scene, and that he is now “doing very well.”
"It's always shocking when something like this happens," Trump said, praising the quick response of law enforcement.
Who is the perpetrator who was arrested?
The man, identified by US media as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen, was arrested at the scene. Official confirmation has not yet been made public.
Law enforcement officials, who have not yet released the suspect's name, said he resides in Torrance, California, a coastal city in the South Bay region near Los Angeles, along Santa Monica Bay.
The Washington police chief said investigators believe the suspect was staying as a guest at the Washington Hilton, where the annual dinner was being held, although a motive has not yet been determined.
Facebook posts, apparently linked to Allen, show that he was named “Teacher of the Month” in December 2024 by the Torrance branch of C2 Education, a national private company that provides preparatory courses and tutoring for students aiming for college. 
A LinkedIn profile under the suspect's name describes him as "mechanical engineer and computer scientist by training, independent game developer by experience, teacher by nature."
According to federal campaign finance records, Allen had contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political committee supporting Kamala Harris for president in 2024.
Meanwhile, speaking to reporters, Donald Trump said it was unlikely the shootings were related to the US-Israeli war against Iran. "It's not going to stop me from winning the war in Iran. I don't know if it had anything to do with that, I honestly don't think so, based on what we know," Trump told reporters.
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