What began as a jubilant rally Saturday for Donald Trump days before he becomes the official Republican presidential nominee ended in mere minutes with the former president bloodied and a suspected would-be assassin shot dead by the Secret Service.
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There was also one spectator killed and two others who were critically injured in the shooting at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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The former president was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when the shots, at least five, were fired.
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Trump was seen holding his ear and got down on the ground. Agents quickly created a shield around him.
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When he finally stood, his face bloodied, he pumped his fist to cheering supporters. Trump and his motorcade left the scene and he was checked into a medical facility.
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The attack was the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
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The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump
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Crooks was positioned on the roof of a manufacturing plant when one of his bullets reportedly grazed Trump in the ear.
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As per public records, Crooks was registered to vote as a Republican, but had also made a small donation to a Democratic-aligned group in 2021.
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The gunman reportedly positioned himself 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds, where the presidential campaign event was in full swing.
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Officials indicated that it is premature to determine if the assassination attempt was the work of a "lone wolf."
