This image released as part of the US Government's Memorandum in Support of Pretrial Detention filed on April 29, 2026 shows some of the weapons that the defendant in the White House Correspondents Association dinner shooter possessed when he was arrested, according to the memorandum submitted by the US Attorney for the District of Columbia. Cole Allen, 31, accused of trying to open fire on a media gala attended by Donald Trump in Washington this weekend was charged in court on April 27 with trying to assassinate the Republican president. Allen faces a sentence of up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to kill Trump during the White House Correspondents Association dinner at a hotel in the capital. (Photo by US Attorney for the District of Colombia / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Attorney for the District of Colombia " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS