In addition to the attacker, one bystander was also confirmed dead and two seriously injured. The motives for the shooting are still under investigation.
FBI authorities have released the identity of the man they say tried to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, an armed attack that left at least one bystander dead.
As reported by the Secret Service According to a statement, at least two other participants were seriously injured at the campaign event.
The agency confirmed that the armed attacker was also neutralized after the attack that occurred on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. (local time). And that the incident is still under investigation.
Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger noted that “a member of the public and the shooter died following a shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.”
The FBI said the gunman who allegedly shot Trump was atop a building outside the campaign site, about 400 to 500 feet from the Republican leader, according to a position analysis report prepared by cnn .
The agency identified the attacker as Thomas Matthew Crooks 20 years old, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
The shooter had no criminal record, according to Pennsylvania public court records, and a voter registration showed Crooks was registered as a Republican. The New York Times reports that Crooks graduated in 2022 from Bethel Park High School, which has about 1,400 students, and received a $500 “award” from the National Mathematics and Science Initiative.
Authorities said they were still investigating his motives, while the FBI asked rally-goers to share any images or videos (in this address ).
What happened to Donald Trump after the attack in Pennsylvania?
Former President Trump was escorted off the rally stage, bleeding around his ear, and taken to a local medical center.
He later said on social media that a bullet had pierced the top of his right ear.
President Biden made a brief televised statement after the attack, condemning the violence as “sick” and saying that “there is no place in the United States for this type of violence.” While the White House later reported that the president had spoken by phone with Trump.
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At the time of the attack, as detailed The New York Times Former President Trump was showing supporters a graph of border crossing numbers just minutes into his speech when gunshots rang out in two bursts.
The Secret Service said the suspected shooter fired “multiple shots toward the scene” and was in “an elevated position” outside the rally site.
The Secret Service and other agencies have yet to publicly confirm that former President Trump was shot in the ear, saying only shots were fired and that the former president remains “safe.”
Two sources confirmed to the Times that authorities recovered an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle from a deceased man believed to be the attacker.
On the Road to the Republican National Convention
The American political system has reacted to the event. Both Republicans and Democrats have condemned what they see as an apparent act of political violence.
Meanwhile, the Republican National Convention, at which Trump will officially be nominated as his party’s presidential nominee, will be held as scheduled in Milwaukee starting Mondayaccording to a statement from the Trump campaign.
Source: Latercera
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