By Luis De Jesus
Federal authorities have determined that a shot fired by Cole Allen, accused of trying to assassinate the president donald trump during a dinner in Washington, hit a United States Secret Service agent, the agency reported Associated Press.
The incident occurred on April 25 at a resort in the US capital, where the traditional dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association was being held. According to the federal prosecutor of the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, the investigations They confirmed that a pellet fired by the suspect remained embedded in the agent’s bulletproof vest.
“Now we can affirm that a pellet from the defendant’s shotgun remained in the fiber of the agent’s vest. Without a doubt, it is his bullet,” declared Pirro quoted by AP.
The accused, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, originally from Torrance, California, He remains detained awaiting trial. He is charged with attempted murder of the president, as well as two other firearms-related charges, including use of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. If found guilty, he could face life in prison.
According to authorities, Allen tried to break in armed with guns, knives and a rifle in the room where the event was taking placewhich brought together journalists, officials and other personalities. During the attack, the Secret Service agent was hit, although he survived, while the suspect was wounded without being shot.
Last week, Pirro had indicated that there was no evidence that the agent had been hit by friendly fire, but The new findings reinforce the hypothesis that the shot came directly from the defendant’s gun.
In parallel, Allen’s defense presented a court document indicating that Your client is no longer under suicide watch, Therefore, they requested to withdraw a previous motion related to that supervision.
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