The footage, released by U.S. Attorney for Washington Jeanine Pirro, appears to show suspect Cole Tomas Allen running through a magnetometer checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night carrying a long gun before pointing the weapon at a Secret Service agent, who then fired back multiple times.

Authorities said Allen, 31, was injured during the confrontation but was not struck by gunfire. The incident disrupted one of Washington’s highest-profile annual gatherings, attended by journalists, senior administration officials and President Trump.

Prosecutors had earlier stated that a Secret Service officer was struck in the chest by gunfire but protected by a bullet-resistant vest. Questions had emerged over whether the injury resulted from Allen’s weapon or possible friendly fire during the chaos.Pirro said Thursday there was no evidence the officer had been hit by friendly fire.

The video appears to show Allen’s weapon raised toward the officer before the agent discharged his firearm five times. It remains unclear from the footage at what precise moment Allen’s weapon was fired.Allen appeared briefly in federal court on Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, where he agreed to remain in custody pending trial. He did not enter a plea.

He was formally charged on Monday with attempted assassination of the president, along with two additional firearms offenses, including discharging a weapon during a crime of violence. He faces up to life in prison if convicted on the attempted assassination charge alone.

Court filings from prosecutors said Allen had taken a photograph of himself in his hotel room minutes before the attack while carrying an ammunition bag, a shoulder holster and a sheathed knife.

Authorities also cited messages they say indicate motive, including one in which Allen referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” and expressed grievances related to multiple Trump administration policies. Prosecutors said the evidence pointed to a deliberate attempt to reach the ballroom where Trump was speaking.

Defense lawyers challenged that interpretation, arguing in court papers that the government’s case relies heavily on assumptions about intent and noting that Allen’s writings did not explicitly mention Trump by name.“The government’s evidence of the charged offense the attempted assassination of the president is thus built entirely upon speculation,” defense attorneys wrote.

The nearly six-minute surveillance compilation released by prosecutors includes footage from the day before the attack showing Allen walking repeatedly through a hotel hallway and briefly entering the gym.

At the security checkpoint, the video shows officers dismantling magnetometers and standing nearby when Allen suddenly emerges from a doorway and sprints toward the screening area. Most officers appear caught off guard as he rushes past them.

Only one visible officer appears to draw a weapon before Allen reaches the checkpoint. Pirro identified that officer as the agent who was struck and returned fire.Secret Service Director Sean Curran defended the agency’s handling of security for the event, saying the attack was contained within seconds at the outermost perimeter of a multi-layered protective zone around the president.

“The site was set up perfectly,” Curran said in an interview with Fox News, adding that multiple physical barriers and additional armed officers stood between the checkpoint and the ballroom podium where Trump was seated, approximately 355 feet away.

Allen, from Torrance, California, worked as a part-time tutor for a test preparation company and was also described by authorities as an amateur video game developer.