Trump Wounded In Pennsylvania: New Details Of Assassination Attempt
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The shooter fired 8 shots from an AR-type rifle while on the roof.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump was assassinated. He was shot during his speech at a rally in Pennsylvania.
American media reported and published a video from the scene. It is noted that the ex-president of the United States and the current candidate have a scratched cheek and a bloody ear.
The politician interrupted his campaign speech and immediately left the scene. Special services worked at the scene.
The White House has already said that US President Joe Biden was informed of the incident and spoke with Trump. Biden said in a statement that he was praying for Trump.
The media reports that nothing threatens the life of Donald Trump after the shooting.
Trump campaign officials and the U.S. Secret Service said the politician was doing well.
As the Washington Post later reported, the shooter who attempted to assassinate Trump was eliminated. Subsequently, it was also reported that two more people were in a serious condition.
Trump speaker Steven Cheung said the ex-president was “doing well and being examined at a local medical facility.”
The attacker was a local 20-year-old man who fired from a building located near the venue of the event.
How the assassination attempt happened and what is known about the shooter?
The Butler Police Department, Pennsylvania, said Trump was shot by a local 20-year-old man. He fired shots outside the area where the event took place, so the man did not pass through the metal detectors.
During the press conference, the FBI said law enforcement was unaware that there was a man on the roof of a building near the site of the Trump rally until shots were fired. FBI Special Agent Kevin Royek also confirmed that the incident is being treated as a murder attempt.
“What happened tonight was what we call an assassination attempt on our former President Donald Trump. It's still an active crime scene,” he added, pointing out that several agents are at the scene investigating the incident.
Right-wing radical pages on social media are spreading unconfirmed information that the shooter was allegedly a well-known activist Mark Violets. Shortly before Trump's speech, he posted a short video in which he stated that “justice will come soon.” At the same time, according to CNN, Trump has been "worried for a long time" about a possible attempt on his life.
Law enforcement said they could call the name of the alleged shooter within the next few hours. Subsequently, the man who tried to assassinate former US President Donald Trump was identified by them as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crookes from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
The New York Times photographer Doug Mills captured the bullet's flight fractions in a second before it hit Trump. This photo quickly spread on social media, but many users in the comments began to express a skeptical opinion about the picture. Some said that the trajectory of the bullet allegedly has the “wrong look and trace”.
According to the Associated Press, law enforcement officers found an AR-type rifle at the scene. According to preliminary data, the shooter fired 8 shots from an AR-type rifle, being on the roof adjacent to the venue of the rally. According to ABC News law enforcement sources, the man was 200-300 meters away from Trump at the time of the shooting.
The New York Times showed the area where the assassination attempt on Trump took place. The picture shows that the trajectory of the bullet ran through the stands where the participants of the rally were. At the same time, law enforcement snipers were located in the building opposite the podium where Trump spoke, and the shooter made an attempt from the opposite side.
The Reaction of World politicians to the Pennsylvania shooting.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was one of the first to respond to the shooting.
“My thoughts and prayers are with President @realDonaldTrump in these dark hours,” he wrote.
President of Honduras Xiomara Castro noted that “violence breeds more violence. I am sorry for what is happening in the electoral process in the United States. My solidarity with @realDonaldTrump.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also reacted to the incident. He wrote on X that he and everyone else “were shocked by the apparent attack on President Donald Trump.”
“We pray for his safety and fast recovery,” he added.
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk reacted to the shooting of Trump. The billionaire expressed support for the polical figure on his X.
“I fully support President Trump and look forward to his fast recovery,” Musk wrote.
Speaker for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Office said the UK was shocked by the shooting at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania. They also stated that they strongly condemn all forms of political violence.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was disgusted by the shooting.
“This cannot be overstated – political violence is never acceptable. My thoghts are with former President Trump, the attendees and all Americans,” Trudeau said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident “disturbing and troubling.”
“There is no place for violence in the democratic process. I am glad to hear the message that former president Trump is safe now, ”Albanese wrote.
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