US Attorney Jeanine Pirro released security footage of White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen walking through the Washington Hilton ahead of the incident.
Allen, who shot a Secret Service agent before he was taken into custody, is seen inspecting the entire hotel on Friday, the night before he opened fire at the event.
‘Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,’ Pirro said in a statement.
‘There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire. The video also shows Allen casing the area in the Hilton Hotel the day before the attack. My office along with the @FBI will continue this extensive investigation to bring Cole Allen to justice.’
The video, which is just under six minutes, is labeled as taking place on Friday, April 24 at ‘approximately 8:59pm.
Initial footage shows Allen walking through a hallway, inspecting his surroundings, before he is spotted walking into the hotel’s gym facilities.
He appears to either acknowledge or greet the person working the desk, even laughing and striking up a conversation and walking through the remainder of the gym.
Three minutes after the first gym footage ends, Allen is seen walking back toward the entrance to the ballroom and past the gym.
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro released security footage of White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Thomas Allen walking through the Washington Hilton ahead of the incident.
Allen, who shot a Secret Service agent before he was taken into custody, is seen expecting the entire hotel on Friday, the night before he opened fire at the event
Then, it footage from Saturday night, he is seen in the top left corner of video showing him attempting to evade security checkpoints.
Shortly thereafter, you can see Allen with his shotgun barreling through the checkpoints and attempting to get through the doors of the ballrooms, as federal law enforcement draw their weapons.
This is a developing story.
