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Suspect in D.C. gala shooting made 'jarring' transformation after leading Christian student group

Former members of the Caltech Christian Fellowship thought of Cole Tomas Allen, 31, as "apolitical." His alleged turn to political violence was unexpected.
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As a clearer timeline emerges leading up to the chaotic shooting at a Washington, D.C., hotel where a gunman tried to assassinate President Donald Trump, the depiction of the suspect as an extremist harboring hate for Christians quickly took shape. But those who knew Cole Tomas Allen in college a decade ago say they saw the opposite: a faithful Christian who honored a strict interpretation of the Bible.

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