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Cole Tomas Allen (LinkedIn)
May 6, 2026, 7:46 pm
Iran war possibly motivated Trump dinner shooting suspect, US intel report finds
Initial probe into social media posts finds Cole Allen had ‘multiple’ grievances, including Iran war, Trump’s immigration policies, Elon Musk and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Ted Hesson, Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward
This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, left, the California man arrested in the shooting incident at the correspondents dinner in Washington, seen appearing before Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh, in federal court, Monday, April 27, 2026 in Washington. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)
April 28, 2026, 2:26 am
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump for correspondents’ dinner shooting
Authorities say Cole Thomas Allen reserved room weeks in advance at hotel where event would be held; 31-year-old faces up to life in jail if convicted of assassination count alone
By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
US President Donald Trump gestures during a press conference after a shooting incident outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026, as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI director Kash Patel listen. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
April 26, 2026, 6:02 pm
Trump, cabinet officials were likely targets of Washington shooting, acting AG says
US president says officials believe suspect was ‘lone wolf,’ injured Secret Service member in ‘good shape’ after being shot outside White House correspondents’ dinner
By Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose, Jana Winter and Steve Holland
Law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Routh, the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, in Martin County, Florida, September 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
February 4, 2026, 10:44 pm
Man who tried to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course gets life sentence
‘Your plot to kill was deliberate and evil,’ judge tells Ryan Routh, 59, giving him no possibility for parole; Routh shot at then-presidential candidate in September 2024
By DAVID FISCHER
FILE - People offer prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
January 21, 2026, 5:19 pm
Assassin of Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe sentenced to life in prison
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, pled guilty to shooting the premier in 2022, saying he was motivated by hatred of Korea’s controversial Unification Church, with which Abe was linked
By Mari Yamaguchi
Masih Alinejad blows a kiss to supporters outside the federal courthouse after testifying at the trial of her would-be assassins in New York, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
October 29, 2025, 7:49 am
Russian mobsters face sentencing in US over attempt to kills Iranian journalist
Rafat Amirov, Polad Omarov were convicted of accepting $500,000 from Iran, hiring gunman to assassinate Masih Alinejad in New York
By Larry Neumeister
This courtroom sketch shows Ryan Routh trying to stab himself in the neck with a pen, after being found guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year, September 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Florida. (Lothar Speer via AP)
September 24, 2025, 2:08 am
Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump tries to stab himself after verdict
Ryan Routh found guilty on all counts; source says pen he used to try to stab himself didn’t puncture skin as it was designed so those in custody can’t use it as weapon
By DAVID FISCHER
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray speaks during a news conference announcing charges filed against Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, September 16, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)
September 16, 2025, 11:03 pm
Kirk killing suspect charged with aggravated murder; prosecutor seeks death penalty
Utah County attorney says Tyler Robinson’s DNA found on trigger of rifle, reveals texts in which accused tells roommate he killed activist because he ‘had enough of his hatred’
By Agencies
This photo released by the Utah Governor's Office, on September 12, 2025, shows Tyler Robinson. (Utah Governor's Office via AP)
September 14, 2025, 6:54 pm
Utah governor: Charlie Kirk murder suspect ‘clearly a leftist,’ lived with trans partner
Spencer Cox says investigators are not ready to discuss motive behind death of conservative activist, reveals that suspected killer Tyler Robinson is ‘not cooperating’ with police
By Agencies
A TV monitor displays a picture released by the Utah Governor's Office of Tyler Robinson, the suspected assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in Orem, Utah, on September 12, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
September 12, 2025, 5:26 pm
Trump says suspect in Charlie Kirk killing taken into custody, ending fierce manhunt
Law enforcement source names suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, from Utah; Trump says alleged shooter was identified by those who knew him, suggested his father handed him over
By Agencies
This undated combination of images provided by the FBI shows a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP)
September 11, 2025, 9:56 pm
FBI releases photo of suspect in Charlie Kirk killing, recovers rifle nearby
Law enforcement officials believe shooter jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot, with bolt-action rifle found hidden in a towel in nearby wooded area
By Eric Tucker, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JESSE BEDAYN
Mourners react as a trailer carrying the coffins containing the bodies of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine drives through the crowd at the beginning of a funeral procession in the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, February 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 10, 2025, 10:32 am
Who were the terror leaders killed by Israel since Oct. 7, prior to the Doha strike?
From Hamas mastermind Yahya Sinwar to Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, Israel wiped out the top ranks of Iranian proxies across Mideast, plus generals from the Islamic Republic itself
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Left to right: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on August 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Drones seized by Shin Bet agents thwarting an attempted assassination plot against Ben Gvir, in an operation announced by the agency on September 3, 2025. (Shin Bet)
September 3, 2025, 6:58 pm
Shin Bet says it busted Hamas plot to assassinate Ben Gvir
Would-be assassins planned to kill far-right minister with explosive-laden drones, security agency says; Ben Gvir: ‘Hamas has already tried to eliminate me five times’
By Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
Tamar Gershuni, an anti-government activist in her 70s, arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, July 24, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 31, 2025, 3:37 pm
Suspect in alleged plot to assassinate Netanyahu identified as Tamar Gershuni
Prosecutors say the anti-government activist, 73, planned to ‘sacrifice her life’ and kill the premier after she was diagnosed with terminal illness
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tel Aviv District Court, July 14, 2025. (Reuven Kastro/ POOL)
July 24, 2025, 3:24 pm
Anti-government activist indicted on terror charges over alleged plot to kill Netanyahu
Charge sheet says that after being diagnosed with terminal illness, defendant tried to rope fellow activist into plan to assassinate PM with RPG
By Charlie Summers
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