Suspect in White House correspondents' dinner shooting charged with attempted assassination of Trump

Federal prosecutors have charged the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

AP and other outlets reported that Cole Tomas Allen was formally charged on April 27, a day after the shooting at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The White House also posted video describing the incident as an assassination attempt.

Reporting says Allen breached security at the event and was carrying firearms and knives when he was detained. One Secret Service officer was struck during the incident, but the officer was protected by a bulletproof vest.

The charging decision marks a sharp escalation from the earlier arrest story to a federal case framed around an alleged attempt on the president's life. Prosecutors have not yet laid out in public court filings every detail of motive, and the investigation is still active.

The White House Correspondents' Dinner is a high-security event that draws senior officials, reporters and political figures. The shooting and the new charges will likely trigger more scrutiny of security protocols around presidential appearances and major Washington events.