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According to police and eyewitness accounts, the suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, charged a security checkpoint armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, a .38-caliber pistol, and multiple knives. A hotel guest, Allen was apprehended in the lobby—shirtless and pinned to the floor by Secret Service agents. One agent was shot at close range in the chest but survived thanks to a bulletproof vest. President Trump later described the weapon as “very powerful” and praised the agent’s quick recovery.
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