Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old suspect in the White House correspondents' dinner shooting, has been at the center of several unverified claims on social media. One such claim is that he was married to an Indian woman named Priyanka Rao, but fact-checking reveals that there is no evidence to support this claim. An alleged photo of Rao's passport appears to be doctored, and no mainstream media coverage has indicated that Allen was married.
Allen lived with his parents, according to a neighbor, and his sister confirmed that he had purchased two handguns and a shotgun from a local firearms store, which were stored at their parents' home. The motive behind the attack is still unclear, but authorities believe it to be politically motivated, citing writings sent to family members that referred to himself as a 'Friendly Federal Assassin' and grievances over administration actions.
