According to public records, the guy accused of firing at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night was a Southern California video game producer and teacher.
Two people familiar with the situation told CNN that Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, has been identified by law enforcement as the armed man who was restrained close to the dinner where President Trump and other dignitaries had gathered.
According to US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, who did not publicly identify Allen, he is accused of two counts of using a firearm and one count of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.
Hours after the Washington Hilton attack, Pirro declared, "This man was intent on doing as much pain and as much destruction as he could."
According to authorities, the man charged past a security checkpoint "equipped with a shotgun, a revolver, and multiple knives."
Authorities think Allen acted alone and have not provided a motive.
FBI agents gathered outside a residence connected to Allen in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance overnight and into Sunday. A spotlight was thrown on the house, and police tape was placed along a portion of the road. News helicopters hovered over the site, and a number of reporters had gathered there.
CNN was informed by a neighbor who did not want to be named that he was unsure if Allen was a resident of the property. He was there "a few of days ago," but they claimed not to see him very often. According to the neighbor, the father of the suspected gunman is gregarious and talkative, and they spoke often.
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