At his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, bullets were fired, and former president Donald Trump was hurried offstage. Trump claimed on social media that a bullet had punctured the upper portion of his right ear, leaving him hurt.
Trump was examined at a nearby hospital before departing a few hours later, according to the Secret Service, who claims that he is now safe. Robert Costa of CBS News was informed by Trump Jr. that his father is “doing fine.”
Two spectators suffered significant injuries, and the gunman and an audience member were confirmed deceased by the US Secret Service. The victims of the shooting, according to state police, were all men; their names were not disclosed.
“U.S. Secret Service personnel neutralised the shooter, who is now deceased,” according to the agency. The Secret Service hurried to the stage, and reporters heard multiple gunshots. In a video seized by CBS News, Trump can be seen stroking his ear before squatting down.
He had some blood on his face. A motorcade was dispatched to remove Trump. As he climbed inside the SUV, he raised a fist.
The FBI named the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, which is a small town west of Pittsburgh, in a statement released early on Sunday morning.
The FBI Pittsburgh office’s special agent in charge, Kevin Rojek, declined to comment on a potential motive during a late-night news conference on Saturday night, but he did state that the incident is being looked into as a potential “assassination.” With support from state and local agencies as well as the Secret Service, the FBI is in charge of the investigation.
