A suspect has been charged with multiple counts, including assault on a federal officer, after ramming a security checkpoint with weapons near a dinner attended by President Donald Trump and other officials. Authorities believe the suspect targeted administration officials and traveled from California to Washington, D.C., for the attack. The motive remains under investigation.
“It does appear that he did in fact set out to target folks who work in the administration, likely including the president,” Blanche told NBC’sRoommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF studentsJeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
, said Allen will be charged with two counts of using a firearm and a second crime of assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon after ramming a security checkpoint with weapons at the dinner in Washington, D.C. , which was attended by President Donald Trump and other top officials.
Blanche said officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then to Washington, where he checked in as a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the event was held Saturday evening.
“We’re still investigating a motive, and that’s something that will necessarily take a couple of days at least,” he said. “We believe he was targeting administration officials in this attack, attempted attack, but that’s again, quite preliminary. ”Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two...
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