Cole Tomas Allen (31), who lives in the Torrance suburb of Los Angeles, has been identified as the armed man who was subdued near a dinner attended by U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials, two sources familiar with the case told CNN.
A LinkedIn profile matching his name and photo indicates he worked as a part-time instructor at C2 Education, a test preparation and tutoring company. C2 named Allen its instructor of the month in December 2024, according to the company's social media posts.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Allen graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 with a degree in mechanical engineering, and completed a master's degree in computer science at California State University, Dominguez Hills last year.
Allen donated $25 to Kamala Harris's presidential campaign in October 2024, according to Federal Election Commission records.
As a student at the California Institute of Technology, he was featured in a local media report in 2017 for developing a prototype emergency brake for wheelchairs.
On his LinkedIn profile, Allen also described himself as a video game developer and appears to have published a game called Bohrdom, which is sold on the Steam platform for $1.99.
According to federal trademark records, he registered the game's name in 2018.