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Official account for ATF's Washington Field Division, covering the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.





Preliminary statement regarding the shooting incident on 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.

















TODAY: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced three federal charges against WHCD Gunman Cole Tomas Allen: Count 1: Attempted assassination of the President of the United States (punishable by up to life in prison) Count 2: Interstate transportation of a firearm to commit a felony (punishable by up to 10 years in prison) Count 3: Discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence (punishable by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years, a maximum of life, and the 10 years is consecutive to any other sentence imposed)



We will provide updates as they become available and confirm information. Our teams are on the ground assessing the situation and investigating. All of our protectees are safe.









