US Presidential candidate Donald Trump was injured as a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night. “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
A photo “captured” by a former White House Press Corps colleague Doug Mills shared by one user on X shows the bullet zooms right above Trump’s shoulder, flying in the air to the right of his head, following an “attempted assassination”.
A remarkable photo captured by my former White House Press Corps colleague Doug Mills. Zoom in right above President Trump’s shoulder and you’ll see a bullet flying in the air to the right of President Trump’s head following an attempted assassination. pic.twitter.com/FqmLBCytoW
— Haraz N. Ghanbari (@HarazGhanbari) July 14, 2024
Trump said he heard a “whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin”, as reported by CBS News.
The Secret Service confirmed that Trump is now safe after being injured and taken down from the stage with blood on his face. A spokesperson stated that Trump is “fine” after the “heinous act”.
The attack took place seven minutes into the rally in western Pennsylvania. Thousands of supporters had gathered for the rally, and the shooting was captured live on news channels.
Eyewitnesses have reported that the shooting during Trump’s campaign rally may have originated from a one-story building with a white roof situated to the right of the stage. The suspected shooter who wounded the Republican presidential candidate at a rally is dead. US Secret Service said the apparent assassination attempt on Trump involved “multiple shots (fired) toward the stage from an elevated position outside the rally venue.”
The shooter was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Crooks, 20, allegedly positioned himself atop a building less than 120 metres away from the podium where Trump was addressing the rally. He was reportedly shot in the head by snipers in Trump’s security detail. An AR-15 assault rifle was also recovered from the spot.
“US Secret Service personnel neutralised the shooter, who is now deceased. The US Secret Service quickly responded with protective measures and Former President Trump is safe,” Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement.
“This incident is currently under investigation and the Secret Service has notified the FBI” he said after the incident.
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