New Delhi, April 26 -- A 31-year-old gunman who opened fire at a security checkpoint outside the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner was aiming to target members of US President Donald Trump's administration, officials said, as new details emerged about the foiled attack.

The suspect, identified by law enforcement sources as Cole Tomas Allen of California, told police he was going after "administration officials" attending the high-profile event at the Washington Hilton, The New York Post cited sources as saying.

Sources said by the Post said Allen was not targeting a specific individual but intended to breach security and attack anyone associated with the administration.

"He was trying to just breach his way in and t...