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VIDEO: California man identified as suspect in WH Correspondents' Dinner shooting
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California man identified as suspect in WH Correspondents' Dinner shooting

Law enforcement identified the suspect as Cole Allen of Torrance, California. Sources told ABC News he was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel and was believed to have booked a room in early April.

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