Donald Trump rally shooting: suspect and audience member killed, former president ‘fine’ – latest updates

  • 7/13/2024
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Shooter and attendee killed in incident at Trump rally Butler county district attorney Richard A Goldinger has confirmed to the Associated Press that the shooter at Donald Trump’s rally, as well as an attendee, are dead. CBS News spoke to a man who described themself as an emergency room doctor, and said he had rendered aid to someone who appeared badly injured at the Trump rally: Shooter and attendee killed in incident at Trump rally Butler county district attorney Richard A Goldinger has confirmed to the Associated Press that the shooter at Donald Trump’s rally, as well as an attendee, are dead. Kamala Harris has also been briefed on what happened at the Trump rally. “The Vice President has received an initial briefing on the incident at Former President Trump’s rally,” her office said. Shortly after Donald Trump’s apparent shooting, spokesperson Steven Cheung shared video of him walking on stage at the rally. The tweet Cheung shared has since been deleted. It was the sort of video the Trump campaign often shares, perhaps to contrast him with Joe Biden. CBS News heard a similar account from Republican representative Mike Kelly, who was also there when the ex-president’s speech was disrupted: Politico heard from Dave McCormick, the GOP’s nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, about what he saw at the Trump rally: Dave McCormick, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, was seated in the front row and said it appeared someone behind him was shot. ‘All the sudden, shots started to crack, someone behind me appears to have been shot,’ McCormick told POLITICO. ‘There’s lots of blood, and then the Secret Service were all over President Trump.’ McCormick said he was unsure of how badly the person behind him had been injured. Shooter and one audience member reportedly dead Citing the local district attorney, the Washington Post reports that Donald Trump was grazed by gunfire in a shooting that left one audience member dead. The shooter is dead, and another person is in serious condition: Joe Biden is being briefed on the incident at the Trump rally, the White House announced. Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle and assistant to the president and homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall are handling the briefing. One potential death from incident at Trump rally - report Local broadcaster WTAE reports that one person may have been killed in the incident at the Trump rally: NewsNation captured footage of Donald Trump’s motorcade making a speedy departure from Butler, the western Pennsylvania town where he was speaking today: Senate"s Democratic leader says "horrified" by violence at Trump rally The Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he was “horrified” by the incident at the Trump rally, and condemned political violence. “I am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe. Political violence has no place in our country,” Schumer said. Top House Democrat says "thoughts and prayers" with Trump Democratic House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said his “thoughts and prayers” were with Donald Trump after he was apparently injured at his rally today: Senate"s Democratic leader says "horrified" by violence at Trump rally The Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he was “horrified” by the incident at the Trump rally, and condemned political violence. “I am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe. Political violence has no place in our country,” Schumer said. Top House Democrat says "thoughts and prayers" with Trump Democratic House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said his “thoughts and prayers” were with Donald Trump after he was apparently injured at his rally today: Trump spokesperson confirms the former president is fine and being checked at a medical facility Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung tells me in a statement that the former president is being assessed at a local medial facility: “President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act. He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow.” President Biden has received an initial briefing on the incident that occurred at former president Trump’s rally, according to the White House. A Secret Service spokesperson has tweeted that Trump is safe. Anthony Guglielmi said the Secret Service had implemented protective measures and that an investigation was under way. Trump says he is "fine" and being checked by medics Donald Trump has said in a statement that he is “fine” and that he is being checked at a medical facility. The former president raised his fist as he was being rushed off the stage by his Secret Service detail. US president Joe Biden said he had not been briefed on the reported shooting, speaking to reporters as he walked out of church in Delaware. Possible gunshots fired at Donald Trump, with former president rushed off stage Possible gunshots have been fired at Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania, prompting panic as Secret Service agents leaped on the former US president. Trump was then whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He could be seen raising a fist as he was escorted to a vehicle by the Secret Service. Video showed blood on his ear and snipers on a roof near the stage where Trump was standing, the Reuters news agency reported. Joe Biden said he was not briefed on the reported shooting, speaking to reporters as he walked out of a church in Delaware. Republican representative Dan Meuser was in the front row in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was reported to have heard eight to 10 shots and said that multiple people in the crowd had been hit. Video footage showed what looked like blood on the former president’s right ear. The crowd at the rally were heard screaming and seen ducking to the ground amid confusion over where what sounded like gunshots was coming from. Donald Trump was whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after the sound of apparent gunshots rang out through the crowd. Video footage showed Trump being escorted to a vehicle by Secret Service agents. This is a breaking news story. We’ll bring you the latest developments as we get them.

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