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Secret Service Officer Shot, No Friendly Fire Evidence

BBC Radio 4 Washington D.C. 13d12d Impact 8

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Janine Pirro stated there is no evidence the shooting of a Secret Service agent was the result of friendly fire. The specific nature of the new training for staff has not been fully disclosed. Critics are questioning the new training White House staff will receive following an OLC opinion, fearing the Trump administration could selectively retain information and limit National Archives access. Beijing has not confirmed the timeline of the event. The government states Cole Allen fired a shotgun while attempting to storm a ballroom. Officials have not provided final word on the specific timing or sequence of the shots fired. A security expert stated that insufficient security measures at the Hilton in Washington allowed the aggressor to pass through a single checkpoint before being stopped.

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Janine Pirro stated there is no evidence the shooting of a Secret Service agent was the result of friendly fire. The specific nature of the new training for staff has not been fully disclosed. Critics are questioning the new training White House staff will receive following an OLC opinion, fearing the Trump administration could selectively retain information and limit National Archives access. Beijing has not confirmed the timeline of the event. The government states Cole Allen fired a shotgun while attempting to storm a ballroom. Officials have not provided final word on the specific timing or sequence of the shots fired. A security expert stated that insufficient security measures at the Hilton in Washington allowed the aggressor to pass through a single checkpoint before being stopped. The expert noted that while there were faults outside the room, no errors occurred inside the room itself. It was observed that Donald Trump required more time to evacuate than the Vice President. Media speculation had suggested the agent might have been struck by a bullet from another agent, but officials have categorically denied this. A Secret Service officer was shot last Saturday. New video released by the Department shows the incident.

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC Radio 4

“She writes, there is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire. And she is referring to the shooting of the Secret Service Agent who wasn't seriously injured.”

BBC Radio 4

“one agent was shot at point blank range by the suspect and that agent fired five times but the alleged gunman, Cole Allen, was not injured.”

KIRO FM Seattle

“The FBI is spearheading the investigation with FBI Director Cash Patel, quoting here, If there's any connection that leads to nefarious conduct or conspiracy, this FBI will make the appropriate arrests.”

KIRO FM Seattle

“the White House is actively working with all relevant agencies and the FBI to holistically review all of the cases together and identify any potential commonalities that may exist.”

WBAL Baltimore

“Trump himself, President Trump said, that he had been briefed on the situation and said, I hope it's random, and that some of them were very important people, and we're going to look into it over the next short period, and called it pretty serious stuff.”

Monte Carlo Doualiya

“السبتخل لحفل عشاء مراسلية البيت الأبيض السنوية في فندوك يلتون بواشنطن فدون وذكرت الصحيفة أنه قد ألقي القبض على كل ألن وهو مدرس من كاليفورنيا ومسلح تسليحا ثقيلا يوم السبت الثناء محاولته اقتحام قاعة الاحتيفلات”

Rádio Bandeirantes

“O ataque aconteceu no jantar anual da Associação de Correspondentes da Casa Branca, que reúnem autoridades e jornalistas.”

CBS News

“the suspect used a shotgun to shoot one of their officers at point blank range who was slightly injured.”

WTOP Washington DC

“one of their officers at point blank range who was slightly injured.”

WTOP Washington DC

“White House is moving to loosen decades old requirements for preserving presidential records. This all comes after the Justice Department recently issued an opinion this month calling the PresidentialRecords Act unconstitutional”

WTOP Washington DC

“They also want to learn about what this new training is, that White House staff are going to get since this OLC opinion.”

WTOP Washington DC

“Their concern is that rather than the old policy where basically the National Archives would get everything... the Trump administration could selectively retain information.”

CNA938 Singapore

“US prosecutors have released new CCTV footage from the shooting at the White House media dinner over the past weekend. They're looking to dispel speculation that friendly fire may have hit the US Secret service officer who was injured during the incident in a video.”

NPR

“the government says at this point that? Cole Allen fired a shotgun when he was trying to storm into the to the ballroom But they also say that the ballistics report is not fully done on that yet”

RTS La 1ere

“Il estime qu'au Hilton de Washington, il y a eu des fautes à l'extérieur de la salle, avec un dispositif de sécurité insuffisant puisque l'agresseur a pu franchir le seul portique avant d'être stoppé.”

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