By Marisol Bo-oc | 12:22 PM July 14, 2024
Former United States President and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party Donald Trump was “safe” after being escorted off the stage with blood on ear and cheek after shooting at Pennsylvania rally.
Media reports said that Trump said he has been shot in the ear at a political rally, describing a “whizzing sound” and feeling a “bullet ripping through skin”
ABC News reported that a male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service after the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at the event in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
It added that the attacker killed one spectator at the rally, and two others are critically injured, according to the Secret Service.
A witness at the rally told BBC they saw a man with a rifle crawling on a nearby roof before the shots rang out
Video shows Trump dropped to the ground and then stood up with blood on the side of his face.
BBC reported that Trump has left the area.
According to a statement by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro posted on X, he was thankful that Trump was fine and wished him a full and speedy recovery. He added that he was “grateful for all law enforcement who responded, protected the former president, and worked to bring the situation under control”.
He confirmed that federal law enforcement officials would continue to lead on the investigation into the shooting of Trump, while Pennsylvania State Police would lead the investigation into the shooting of the other victims.
“I respectfully ask that we treat our fellow Americans with respect and join together to universally condemn the unacceptable violence we witnessed earlier today in Butler,” he added.
