{"id":46074,"date":"2026-04-27T16:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=46074"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:28:28","slug":"man-accused-of-firing-on-white-house-correspondents-dinner-ided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=46074","title":{"rendered":"Man Accused of Firing on White House Correspondents Dinner IDed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He was supposed to be the future.<br \/>\nA Caltech engineer, a game developer, a beloved tutor \u2014 and now the man accused of opening fire outside one of Washington\u2019s most powerful events. As details emerge about Cole Allen\u2019s quiet genius, eerie parallels surface between the games he built and the chaos he allegedly unleashed in rea<\/p><div class=\"eyfem69f02f7f639c1\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.eyfem69f02f7f639c1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.eyfem69f02f7f639c1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.eyfem69f02f7f639c1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.eyfem69f02f7f639c1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.eyfem69f02f7f639c1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Cole Allen\u2019s life reads like the blueprint for a quiet success story: Caltech graduate, JPL research fellow, physics-obsessed game creator, and, more recently, an award-winning teacher pursuing an advanced degree in computer science. 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