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Secret Service agents fired five shots at the man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump but failed to hit him and may have accidentally struck one of their own, the attorney general revealed.
Todd Blanche told reporters Monday that agents subdued alleged gunman Cole Tomas Allen, 31, only after he tripped and fell while breaching a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
‘One Secret Service officer was shot in the chest, but was wearing a ballistic vest that worked,’ the Attorney General said.
‘This heroic officer who was hit, fired five times at Allen, who was not shot, but fell to the ground and was promptly arrested.’
When asked whether Allen fired the shot that hit the agent, Blanche said he couldn’t confirm it.
The officer did not suffer serious injuries because he was wearing a bullet proof vest, Blanche confirmed.
This is a developing story…
Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed Secret Service fired five shots at Cole Tomas Allen but missed him
Trump was escorted out of the ballroom by security personnel after shots rang out
