High-quality footage of White House dinner gunman released

Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump

The US Department of Justice has released new high-quality CCTV footage showing Cole Tomas Allen, who has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, allegedly rushing past security and opening fire.

The incident took place on Saturday at the Washington Hilton, which hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by the president, First Lady Melania Trump, White House officials, and journalists.

The footage, which has no sound, shows the suspect walking down a hallway before dashing past a metal detector screening area.

At one point, he points a shotgun at a security guard, while another guard fires several shots from a sidearm.

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