Washington DC
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day agoUS Secret Service shoots gunman near White House
A suspect was shot by Secret Service agents near the White House after opening fire, following an earlier assassination attempt on President Trump.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro posted a nearly six-minute video on social media Thursday that she said showed Allen 'casing' the area of the Hilton Hotel the day before the April 25 dinner.
In writings sent to family members minutes before the attack, the 31-year-old described himself as 'Friendly Federal Assassin' and railed against recent actions taken by the U.S. government under Trump.
Jiang was sitting right next to President Donald Trump and members of his administration on stage when suspected shooter Cole Tomas Allen fired multiple shots in the venue's lobby, forcing Secret Service to rush those on stage to safety.
BART will be running on a limited schedule through the Transbay Tube on Sunday, April 26 as workers replace lights in the tunnel. Trains will be running once every 30 minutes through the day, and two train lines, the Red Line from Richmond to Millbrae and the Green Line from Daly City to Berryessa, won't be running at all.