Shooter and rally attendee dead at Donald Trump event: report

Author: Alex Cooper

A suspected shooter and at least one attendee at a rally for former President Donald Trump were killed Saturday evening in Butler, Pa. Trump also suffered from injuries during the incident. The shooting is being treated as an assassination attempt against Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president.
In a social media post, Trump said he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear,” according to the AP.

Trump had started to speak about immigration at the rally when several shots rang out, according to media reports. The New York Times reports that the gun sounded “like a small-caliber weapon.”

Agents covered Trump and others surrounded him to find the shooter. Trump got up moments after and there appeared to be blood along his face and ear. When he got up, the crowd reportedly began shouting “U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A.”

A spokesperson told the media that Trump was “fine” and had been seen by doctors following the shooting.

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “Violence targeted at any political party or political leader is absolutely unacceptable. It has no place in Pennsylvania or the United States.”

This story is developing.

Original Article on The Advocate
Author: Alex Cooper