New details: Allen emailed family before WHCD attack

The Justice Department has released the weaponry Cole Allan Tomas Allen had with him during the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on April 25, 2026. His arsenal included a Mossberg Maverick 88 loaded with 12-gauge buckshot, a Rock Island Armory 1911-A1 GI standard in a 6-inch barrel configuration, a Ka-Bar USMC Fighting Knife, two other unidentified knives, and one bayonet. Allen had previously claimed in his manifesto that he was using buckshot shells. The release provides new forensic details about the suspect's preparations for the attack, which authorities have labeled an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.