Trump is smiling after the attempted assassination attempt at his rally.

FBI confirmed the suspect as a 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa. One person who was a part of the gathering was killed, and two others wounded prior to Secret Service agents killed the shooter.

Jul 14, 2024 03:01 AM

A former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a show in Butler, Pa. Evan Vucci/AP Captions for the cover are not visible

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BUTLER, Pa. Former US president Donald Trump was the target of a plot to assassinate him on Saturday, after an attacker fired his gun towards him in a shootout about 30 miles away of Pittsburgh.

A victim died in the shooting. Two were critically wounded, and two critically injured The U.S. Secret Service said. The victims were all males older than the law security officials revealed in an announcement at a media briefing. the shooter died at the direction of the Secret Service. Secret Service.

Trump was taken off the stage and the event was ended.

Early on Sunday morning, the FBI identified the suspect involved in the murder as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 from Bethel Park, Pa. This is situated 40 miles north of Butler.

“It’ll be some time before we can conclusively answer” the question of whether or not it was a single gunman Lieutenant. Colonel. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said at an evening news conference.

He said they’ve found who was the perpetrator and been in touch with the families of the victims, but haven’t made their names public as of yet.

Bivens said his belief that while PSP will be the primary investigator. PSP is the principal investigator in the murder in addition to different aspects related to the probe. FBI will be in charge of investigating this “attempted assassination. ” Bivens states that “at this point, we do not have reason to believe that there is any other significant threat that is out there. “

in a Tweet that was part of an article in a post on Truth Social, Trump thanked the security guards who were safeguarding his interests.

“Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured,” said the man. “It is amazing to think that such a thing could occur in our country. There is no information to date about the shooter who is dead. I was struck by one of the bullets that hit my upper right ear. I immediately knew there was something wrong. I heard a rapid sound, heard shots followed by a feeling of the bullet breaking through my skin. There was a lot of bleeding which made me realize the cause. “

Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s director of communications, informed the media that Trump was inspected by the local medical center, and was considered to be healthy.

The Trump campaign and the RNC issued a statement that stated that it is it is the Republican National Convention will still be held during that week. Milwaukee, Wis. The convention is scheduled to begin the following Monday.

Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson on behalf of the U.S. Secret Service, announced in a press release that at six o’clock p.m. ET the suspect fired multiple times in the stadium from an elevated spot close to the venue. Secret Service agents killed the shooter according to the report. One of the spectators was killed while two other spectators were severely injured in the incident, according to the statement.

Biden, the President Biden in a statement that was made public, described this incident in terms of “sick. “

“There is no place in America for this kind of violence, it’s sick,” the man told reporters in Delaware. “We must not let this occur. “

A White House official said late Saturday evening that Biden had a conversation with Trump. Biden was in Delaware and was headed home to Washington. Biden is expected to receive updated briefing by homeland security officers as well as police officers, a source stated.

The Biden campaign official has confirmed it was the Biden campaign has suspended all outbound communications and striving to eliminate its television ads in the earliest time feasible.

Chris Takach, an attendee at the rally, described his experience to Oliver Morrison, a reporter for NPR member station WESA: “We were next to the speaker tower along the fence line. We could hear the shots, and we could hear ammunition, see it all bouncing in the metal, and the hydraulic line of the tower’s right fall down, and everyone was thrown off the deck and the cops converged towards the left side of Trump’s body. is. “

Lawmakers react on Trump shooting

Congressional leaders quickly reacted.

“Praying for President Trump,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement that his “thoughts and prayers are with the former President Trump. “

“I am grateful for the quick and decisive police response. America is a democratic country. Violence of any kind is not tolerated,” Jeffries stated.

Senate Minority Chair Chuck Schumer echoed that sentiment and declared that “political violence is not a good thing within our nation. “

“I am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe,” the president told reporters in an interview.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said “tonight, everyone Americans are happy for the fact that President Trump seems to be in good health after a sexist attack at an unarmed rally. Violence is not a part of our political system. We appreciate the speedy action by Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies.” Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies. “

Former presidential candidates Doug Burgum, Ron DeSantis and Niki Haley have all shared messages on X which was previously known as Twitter where they shared their worries and prayed to Trump.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has stated that he’s been informed, and “the Justice Department will bring every resource available on the investigation. “