Authorities Confirm WHCD Shooting Suspect Fired Weapon in Attempted Assassination of President

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:14:00 +0200

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, confirmed that the suspect involved in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting definitively fired at a Secret Service agent. Evidence includes video footage of the suspect shooting, testimony from the agent, and forensic analysis linking pellets from the suspect’s Mossberg pump-action shotgun to the agent’s vest. The suspect is charged with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, along with firearm-related offenses. While the suspect’s manifesto does not explicitly name Trump, Pirro stated that evidence indicates Trump was the target. Authorities emphasized the suspect’s premeditated intent and his calculated plan to harm anyone in his path. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the suspect fired a single shot. Pirro described the suspect as intelligent, holding a master’s degree and having worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, asserting that he is not insane. President Trump has publicly