Eerie new footage shows WHCD gunman casing hotel and the moment he tries to sprint through security checkpoint
The gunman who allegedly tried to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner could be seen on video casing the hotel and later sprinting past a security checkpoint toward the ballroom.
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro released hotel surveillance footage Thursday that showed suspect Cole Allen point his weapon at a Secret Service agent in the Washington Hilton before he was taken into custody.
‘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.
Cole Allen, the gunman who allegedly tried to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, could be seen on video casing the hotel and later sprinting past a security checkpoint toward the ballroom
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro released hotel surveillance footage Thursday that showed Allen point his weapon at a Secret Service agent in the Washington Hilton before he was taken into custody
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.
Allen agreed earlier Thursday to remain jailed while he awaits trial.
He did not enter a plea during his brief appearance in federal court days after authorities say he ran through a magnetometer at the Washington Hilton while holding a long gun and disrupted one of the highest-profile annual events in the nation´s capital.
Allen was injured during Saturday night’s attack but was not shot. A Secret Service officer was shot but was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and survived, officials say.
Prosecutors have said they believe Allen fired his shotgun at least once and that a Secret Service agent fired five shots. They had not previously confirmed that it was Allen´s bullet that struck the agent´s vest.
This is a developing story.
