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Investigators have confirmed that the suspect accused of attempting to breach security at a Washington media gala attended by Donald Trump fired the shot that struck a Secret Service officer during the April 25 incident.
The development resolves earlier uncertainty about the source of the gunfire, as multiple weapons had been discharged during the confrontation. At least one Secret Service agent had returned fire, raising questions over whether the officer was hit by friendly fire or the suspect.
Speaking to CNN, Washington prosecutor Jeanine Pirro said that forensic analysis has now provided a definitive answer. According to Pirro, investigators recovered physical evidence linking the injury directly to the accused, Cole Allen.
“We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant’s Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fibre of the vest of the Secret Service officer,” Pirro said, pointing to ballistic and material evidence recovered from the scene.
She added that the findings confirm intent, stating: “It is definitively his bullet; he had every intention to kill him and anyone who got in his way on his way to killing the president of the United States.”
Allen was subdued and arrested shortly after he forced his way through a security checkpoint carrying multiple weapons. Authorities say he was tackled by security personnel before reaching the main event. He has not yet entered a plea.
Security footage released by investigators shows Allen moving through the Washington hotel prior to the incident. In one clip, he is seen sprinting past a checkpoint and raising a firearm towards a Secret Service officer, who responds by firing multiple shots. The footage does not clearly show the moment Allen discharged his weapon, nor does it capture the arrest.
Pirro indicated that additional video evidence, including footage covering events after the suspect moved out of frame, will be made public as the investigation progresses.
