Trump officials were ‘likely’ targets of shooting - The New York Times.
The armed man who rushed an event attended by President Trump wrote that administration figures were his targets, according to a note that law enforcement officials attributed to the suspect. Here’s the latest.
The roughly 1,000-word note doesn’t mention Trump by name, but it indicated that the suspect bore deep anger at the administration and the president himself. According to the note, the suspect said he could no longer allow a “traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.” The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, Calif. by law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity.
The suspect, who is in custody, was believed to be staying as a guest at the hotel hosting the dinner. In his writing, he expressed surprise that he was able to check into the hotel with a shotgun, a handgun and a knife.
