Interesting: The Correspondents Dinner Shooter's Sister - What Did She Know, and When Did She Know It?

[1srelluc]

 

[tyroneweaver]

When it happens over and over again you have to wonder, is it incompetence or is it a plan?

correspondents' signed a letter for more forceful response. And looks like they got it

 

[konradv]

That message is just more evidence that the incident was a set up.

 

[Independent thinker]

And the guy's sister.

They are all so interconnected on the left.

Cole Allen’s Sister Avriana Allen Developed Voter Guides for CalMatters and Holds Elite Journalism Credentials​

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Avriana F. Allen, 27, of Washington, D.C., is the sister of Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old Torrance, California teacher identified by authorities as the suspect in the April 25, 2026, shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Public records confirm the sibling relationship through shared mother Kathleen A. Allen and prior family address in Torrance. ​

Family records link: https://​

truepeoplesearch.com/find/person/px8u98r99n92rr48u894n​

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Avriana worked as Full Stack Web Developer at CalMatters, a left-leaning nonprofit California newsroom, from 2021 until her recent layoff. In her LinkedIn post, she noted building the interactive California Voter Guides for the 2021 Recall Election, 2022 general election, and 2024 presidential election. These tools provided explanations of voting deadlines, ballots, statewide propositions, key races, candidate positions, and district lookups. ​

Her LinkedIn post: https://​

linkedin.com/posts/avriana-allen-682b5b171_heres-your-2024-california-voter-guide-activity-7311462113439297538-zObF​

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Examples: ​

• 2024 Voter Guide: https://​

calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/​

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• 2022 Voter Guide: https://​

calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2022/​

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She also redesigned the CalMatters homepage, improved navigation and archive pages, and created internal tools for the editorial team.​

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Avriana earned a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism (Class of 2021), double-majoring in journalism and statistics with a minor in creative writing. Her prior roles included Interactives Editor at North by Northwestern and work at Northwestern’s Knight Lab, plus a 2020 Engineering Fellowship at the Texas Tribune. She currently works as Junior Tooling and Support Engineer at the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. (started September 2025).​

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Her Medill journalism degree and experience building digital tools for news organizations placed her in professional D.C. journalism and research networks. There is no public evidence that Avriana Allen attended the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, received press credentials for the event, or had any involvement in or prior knowledge of the shooting.​

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Additional links: ​

-Avriana’s LinkedIn: https://​

linkedin.com/in/avriana-allen-682b5b171​

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-Portfolio: https://​

dxre-v3.github.io/about/ ​

-X account: https://​

x.com/avriana_a ​

-Knight Lab profile: https://​

knightlab.northwestern.edu/people/avriana-allen/​

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-Pew staff page: https://​

pewresearch.org/about/our-leadership-and-staff/​

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Questions the Secret Service should ask her:​

-Did Cole stay at your D.C. residence before or on April 25, 2026?​

-Did you meet up with Cole in D.C. around the shooting date?​

-When was your last phone call, text, or in-person contact with Cole?​

-Did Cole discuss travel plans, the WHCD, or any weapons with you?​

-Have you provided him money, a place to stay, or event access?​

-Did you share any press credentials or D.C. contacts with him?​

-Were you aware of his trip to Washington?​

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Yeah, when I read about this I was wondering the same thing. Doesn't seem like she stepped up to the plate very fast on this.

 

[1srelluc]

The sister rolled on him pretty hard.

U.S. Secret Service and Montgomery County Police Department later interviewed Allen’s sister, Avriana Allen, at the family home in Rockville. Key points from the interview:• She said her brother often made radical statements and spoke about doing “something” to fix today’s world.• She confirmed he bought 2 handguns and a shotgun from Cap Tactical Firearms and stored them at their parents’ home without their knowledge.• He regularly trained with those firearms at shooting ranges.• He was reportedly linked to a group called “The Wide Awakes.”• He also attended a “No Kings” protest in California.