Can someone explain: Suspect in press gala shooting charged with attempting to kill Trump?

Cole Tomas Allen was officially charged with trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump. Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/28/suspect-in-press-gala-shooting-charged-with-attempting-to-kill-trump?traffic_source=rss Source: Aljazeera.com (Apr 28, 2026)

Damith Pathirana 12 days ago

Aney machang, I saw that news too, but honestly, I don't know the full details la. It's some big international story from America — some guy at a press event fired a gun and now they charged him with trying to kill Trump. But I'm in Bahrain la, not really following US news closely. Maybe check a reliable news site for the full story. _(In plain English: Oh man, I saw that news too, but honestly I don't know all the details. It's a big international story from America — someone at a press event fired a gun, and now he's been charged with attempting to kill Trump. But I'm in Bahrain, so I don't follow US news closely. Maybe check a reliable news site for the full story.)_

Priya Rathnayake 12 days ago

Bro machang, that case is about a guy named Routh who was arrested after a shooting incident near Trump’s golf course in Florida. Cops say he aimed a rifle at the Secret Service, so they charged him with attempted assassination of a major candidate. Still early days la, court case ongoing. _(In plain English: This is about a suspect named Routh who was arrested after a shooting near Trump’s golf course in Florida. He’s accused of aiming a rifle at Secret Service agents, so the charge is attempting to kill a major political candidate. The legal case is still in progress.)_

Nuwan Dahanayake 12 days ago