Pirro Confirms Allen’s Bullet Hit Secret Service Agent at WHCA Dinner Shooting

CNBC reported Sunday that U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has confirmed new ballistics evidence tying suspect Cole Tomas Allen directly to a Secret Service agent wounded at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting.

Pirro Discloses the Cole Allen WHCA Dinner Shooting Evidence

Pirro made the disclosure during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning. She said forensic analysis of the agent’s protective vest recovered a buckshot pellet. That pellet matched the Mossberg pump-action shotgun Allen allegedly carried the night of the attack.

“It is definitively his bullet,” Pirro told CNN, adding that Allen appeared intent on killing anyone blocking his path to the president.

The revelation fills a significant gap in the public record. Federal prosecutors had already charged Allen with the discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. Until Pirro’s comments, however, officials had not publicly identified whose round struck the agent. The agent was not seriously injured.

Allen, 31, of California, faces the gravest charge of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. The attack at the Washington Hilton represents the third reported attempt on Trump’s life since 2024. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and numerous senior administration figures were present at the annual press event.

Background on the Case Against Allen

Allen was taken into custody on the night of the shooting and has remained detained since. He waived his right to challenge his detention during a Thursday court proceeding. Prosecutors have publicly warned that additional charges beyond those already filed may follow as the investigation develops. Whether the ballistics confirmation will produce new counts remains unclear.

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Attorneys Challenge Allen’s Jail Conditions

Separately, Allen’s legal team filed an emergency motion Saturday contesting his placement on suicide precautions at the facility holding him. Defense attorneys argued he had shown no signs of suicidal behavior. They characterized the precautions as a punitive measure that violated his due process rights under the U.S. Constitution.

A jail nurse who assessed Allen on May 1 reportedly concluded the precautions were no longer warranted. The emergency motion was subsequently withdrawn Sunday after Allen was removed from those protocols. A hearing scheduled for Monday was also set to be canceled following the resolution.

Pirro’s public confirmation of the ballistics link raises the profile of an already closely watched federal prosecution. Prosecutors continue to signal the case is still developing.

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