US president says venue was ‘not a particularly secure building’ as man is held after shots fired at annual press dinner Here’s what we know so far about the suspect: The Associated Press, citing two law enforcement officials, have identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen , 31, of Torrance, California. He appeared to have been a “lone” gunman, said Jeff Carroll, the interim chief of police of the Metropolitan police department, and was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives when he allegedly “charged a US Secret Service checkpoint” at the Washington Hilton. We have no reason to believe at this time that anyone else was involved,” said Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser . The suspect was taken to a local hospital where he was being “evaluated”, she said. The suspect has been c