Donald Trump Shot in Assassination Attempt at Rally
Sunday, 14 July 2024, Former President Donald Trump was shot and injured in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The attack left one spectator dead and the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed by security forces. Trump sustained a bullet wound to his ear during the incident. The shooting occurred early Saturday evening as Trump addressed supporters. Shots rang out, causing panic as the former president ducked to the floor. Secret Service agents quickly shielded him and rushed him off stage to a waiting armored vehicle. Despite the injury, Trump pumped his fist in the air and shouted "fight" as the audience chanted "USA." The gunman fired multiple shots from an elevated position outside the venue, critically injuring two others. The FBI identified Crooks, a 20-year-old registered Republican from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Footage showed a white-roofed factory building near the rally site with Crooks' body and a semiautomatic rif