Gunman injures US former president Donald Trump, kills an attendee at campaign rally

July 14, 2024 One rally attendee was killed, the United States presidential candidate Donald Trump sustained a light injury, and two attendees were critically injured on Saturday after a gunman opened fire at a campaign event in.

Witnesses heard a popping sound and saw Trump touch his ear and start to duck below the podium. The former president's bodyguards surrounded and attempted to shield him. When they all stood up, blood was visible on his face. Trump raised his fist to the crowd and called out. He would later post on Truth Social that the bullet had gone through the upper part of his right ear. Trump was taken to a nearby medical facility for precautionary treatment, and his campaign told the public he was "fine." At least two other people were injured.

Officials told the press that United States Secret Service agents killed the shooter. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, which took charge of the case, released the shooter's name as, 20, of. Voting records show him to be a registered member of the Republican party, but any information about his motives has yet to be released. Federal campaign finance reports say that he made one donation, US$15 to politically liberal, three years ago when he was seventeen. Because of his age, Crooks would not have have been eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election. He would have been eligible to vote in state and local elections after turning eighteen.

Crooks shot at least three other people besides Trump, all men from Pennsylvania. David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74, both lived. Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed. Witnesses say that he died while shielding his family from bullets.

Trump's opponent, current U.S. President Joe Biden condemned the attack but urged caution: "There’s no place for this kind of violence in America," reads his official statement. "We must unite as one nation to condemn it." Biden also told the press directly, "I have an opinion, but I don't have any facts. So I want to make sure I have all the facts before I make any more comments."

The White House also reported that President Biden is pausing ads and other parts of his reelection campaign for the time being.