Goa, April 27 -- Who Is Cole Tomas Allen?Cole Tomas Allen, 31, is a suspected gunman apprehended at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., where gunfire erupted near the Washington Hilton. He is a teacher, engineer, and self‑employed game developer from Torrance, California, in the Los Angeles area. Authorities have formally identified him as the man who tried to breach the venue's security checkpoint carrying multiple weapons.

Background and Professional LifeAllen lives in Torrance, a suburban city of about 140,000 residents, and has worked as a part‑time teacher at C2 Education, a college test‑prep and counseling centre, for over six years. He was named "Teacher of the Month" at C2's Torrance offi...