A few days before he was scheduled to accept the Republican nomination for a third time, former US President Donald Trump was the subject of an attempted assassination on Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania. Panic was caused by a flurry of gunshots, and a bleeding Trump—who claimed to have been shot in the ear—was encircled by Secret Service agents as he rushed to his SUV and gave a defiant fist pump.
The presumed Republican nominee, according to Trump’s team, was “fine” following the gunshot, which he said punctured the top portion of his right ear.
“As soon as I felt the bullet ripping through my skin and heard bullets and a zipping sound, I knew something was wrong. There was a lot of bleeding,” he said on social media.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was identified by the FBI as the target of the assassination attempt early on Sunday. According to the agency, the inquiry is still open and ongoing.
According to officials, two onlookers suffered serious injuries and one attendee died. They were all recognized as guys. The Secret Service declared that Trump was safe and that it had shot and killed the alleged gunman, who had ambushed the rally location, an agricultural fair in Butler, Pennsylvania, from an elevated position.
In a late-saturday news conference, the FBI stated that they had not yet determined the purpose for the attempted assassination and were not ready to reveal the shooter’s identify.
After Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981, this incident was the most significant attempt to kill a president or presidential contender. It brought fresh attention, less than four months before the presidential election, to worries of political violence in a highly politicized United States. Additionally, it may change the atmosphere and security measures at the Republican National Convention, which starts in Milwaukee on Monday.
Its organizers declared that the convention will go on as scheduled.
