The shooting suspect accused of storming the Washington media gala attended Saturday by President Donald Trump will be arraigned in the US capital on Monday, the federal prosecutor said.
The suspect — who exchanged gunfire with Secret Service agents but was not shot himself — will appear before a US district judge on Monday.
According to US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the suspect will be charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
Cole Tomas Allen is reportedly the suspect in the shooting, according to various media reports
Trump said Saturday that the suspect behind a shooting incident at a media gala in Washington was a “would-be assassin,” adding that the man was “armed with multiple weapons.”
The man charged past a security checkpoint, Trump told a press briefing at the White House, adding: “One officer was shot but saved by the fact that he was wearing a, obviously, a very good bulletproof vest.”
“We looked at all of the conditions that took place tonight, and I will say, you know, it’s not a particularly secure building,” Trump added.
He also said that he believes the suspected shooter was a “lone wolf.”
“In my opinion, he was a lone wolf,” Trump said, describing the man as a “whack job” and saying he felt there was no reason to believe the attack was connected to the war in Iran.
