Former U.S. President Trump Wounded In Campaign Rally Shooting Incident
- By RFE/RL
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was wounded in an incident at a campaign rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, in what is being investigated as an assassination attempt.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Trump supporters gather at the rally in Butler on July 13.
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Trump is covered up by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally after shots are heard.
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U.S. authorities identified a 20-year-old man as the suspected gunman in what was described as an "assassination attempt."
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Police snipers return fire after shots were fired while Trump was speaking at the rally in Butler.
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As he was being led off of the stage, Trump turned toward the crowd, pumped his fist in the air and appeared to yell, "Fight, fight, fight!"
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Blood was visible on Trump's right ear and cheek. He was whisked by the Secret Service agents into a waiting car and left the venue
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The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by Secret Service officers, and one other spectator also reportedly died. Two other people were critically wounded.
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Kevin Rojek, the FBI agent in charge of the bureau's local office, said the shooting was being investigated as an "assassination attempt."
