https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/northwestern/Recent content in Northwestern on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usMon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-april-27-2026/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-april-27-2026/<p>Cole Tomas Allen, the thirty-one-year-old California man accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association Dinner on Saturday evening, is expected to appear in federal court today. Allen, from Torrance, California, worked part-time as a teacher and had a degree in mechanical engineering, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118826/cole-allen-suspected-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooter-profile">NPR reported</a>.</p> <p>He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives when he rushed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton and ran toward the ballroom where the dinner was underway, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-suspect-white-house-correspondents-dinner-cole-thomas-allen-rcna342146">NBC News reported</a>. He exchanged gunfire with law enforcement and was tackled to the ground. A Secret Service agent wearing an armored vest was struck in the chest and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.</p>