Secret Service officer was hit by gunfire from suspect at W.H. correspondents’ dinner, sources say

Investigators believe the man charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump shot a Secret Service officer who was wearing a ballistic vest, according to three law enforcement officials familiar with the case

Investigators believe the man charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump shot a Secret Service officer who was wearing a ballistic vest, according to three law enforcement officials familiar with the case.

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Investigators have determined that the Secret Service Uniformed Division officer was not struck by friendly fire from another member of law enforcement, the sources told NBC News on Wednesday.

Authorities allege Cole Tomas Allen, 31, charged a checkpoint one floor above the Washington Hilton ballroom where Trump was attending a black-tie event for the White House Correspondents’ Association on Saturday.