Thursday, April 30 | Vol. 30 No. 7
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026
WESTSIDESTORY NEWSPAPER
Washington Correspondents Dinner Disrupted By a Questionable Assassination Attempt
A 31-year-old California resident was ar- rested last Saturday and accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. Cole Tomas Allen was captured after breaching the security perimeter at the White House Corre- spondents Dinner being held Saturday night at the Washington Hilton Hotel. He allegedly fired his gun as he raced through the security station upstairs from the ballroom where the dinner was occurring. A member of the securi- ty detail was the only shooting victim. It is not clear whether he was shot by Allen or other security.
Allen's bum rush through security was mirac- ulously completed without any serious injury to anyone. Despite five shots fired by security, Allen was not shot but was captured after com- ing to a stop and falling to the floor. Though Allen is accused of firing a gun, he had a shot- gun and two handguns, there is currently no statement as to how many shots he fired. Allen's plan to run past multiple armed secu- rity members and make it down a set of stairs and past more armed security, and to then, By Wallace J. Allen, IV | Empire News Network somehow, make his way inside of the room where the dinner party was happening, was a failed plan from the beginning.
Allen issued a message, labeled as his mani- fest by officials, that was time scheduled to be delivered to family members simultaneous to his attack. The so-called manifest is re-printed below from internet news sources.
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"Chamber Music: Up Close and Personal" will debut the first of four new chamber ensembles
SAN BERNARDINO, CA--- The San Ber- nardino Symphony will present the inaugural concert of the first of its brand-new ensemble groups, the San Bernardino Symphony Wood- winds Ensemble, on Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic San Bernardino Valley Col- lege Auditorium.
"Having our own ensembles made up of the principal players our audience members have enjoyed for so many years is something I have long desired for the San Bernardino Sympho- ny," explained Music Director and Conductor Anthony Parnther. "I cannot wait to bring this first of many planned ensemble concerts to our region and am particularly excited to begin with our outstanding wind section!"
The concert will feature flutist Patricia Cloud, bassoonist Alex Rosales Garcia, French horn player Kristin Morrison, oboist Marilyn Sch- ram, and clarinetist Margaret Worsley, accom- panied by pianist Mitsuko Morikawa.
Added Parnther, "This program focuses on the geographical diversity of the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, and France emphasizing modern takes on traditional dance forms while playing on the contrast between the mountain scenery of the Roaring Fork Quintet and the metropol- itan "Belle Epoque" sounds of the evocative Medaglia and the neoclassical Poulenc. There is movement found in every piece: from the physical flow of water in Ewazen's exhilarat- ing rapids to the rhythmic 'flow' of the South American dances. I truly believe our audience will love this exciting musical adventure."
Same day and single purchase concert tick- ets are available at $20-$100 per seat. and may be obtained online at www.sanbernardino- symphony.org or by phone at (909) 381-5388
Monday through Friday. Students, when ac- companied by an adult, are always $15.