April 27 (UPI) -- Cole Allen was due to be arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C. on Monday, accused of carrying out a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, at which President Donald Trump, the First Lady and many of his cabinet were present.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, told a news conference that a suspect would be formally charged with an initial two counts -- using a firearm during a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
"The defendant will be arraigned on Monday in federal district court. But make no mistake, there will be many more charges based upon the information that we are learning in this very fluid situation," said Pirro.
"It is clear, based upon what we know so far, that this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could," added Pirro, who said she was present when the shooting started at the event at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday night.
Beyond that, Pirro said investigators were working to discover the suspect's possible motivation for the alleged attack and would not be drawn on whether he was specifically targeting Trump, or whether he was cooperating with law enforcement.
