India, April 27 -- Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, reportedly had a history of acquiring weapons. Just months before he opened fire at the Washington DC dinner, Allen purchased a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol years before that in October 2023.

According to Bloomberg, the first purchase was made from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale, and the shotgun was bought in August 2025 from Turner's Outdoorsman in Torrance.

Allen's shooting plan at the DC dinner had reportedly been in the works for months now. He had been pursuing a masters degree in computer science from California State University-Dominguez Hills and had travelled c...