Deepa Shivram

A White House official tells NPR that Cole Allen sent his family members an alleged document minutes before the incident took place at the Hilton Hotel.

The document states that Allen wanted to target administration officials, the White House says, and Allen's brother notified the police of the document.

Allen's sister, who lives outside Washington, D.C., confirmed to authorities that her brother Cole had a tendency to make radical statements.

She also said Allen purchased two handguns and a shotgun and kept them stored at his parents' home.

The parents were unaware that Allen was storing firearms in their home.

Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, Washington.

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Meanwhile, people are in polling clearly showing that they're really, really worried about the economy.

And he's standing in front of voters saying that the economy is booming.

So his message right now is to sort of dance around the main topic without hitting it head on.

His message is basically, you know, it could have been worse.

This war could be going on longer.

Gas prices could be higher.

He wants to try and talk about, you know, other issues and his other economic messaging things like no tax on tips in Las Vegas or his plans to lower the cost of drugs.

Meanwhile, people are in polling clearly showing that they're really, really worried about the economy.

And he's standing in front of voters saying that the economy is booming.

So his message right now is to sort of dance around the main topic without hitting it head on.