Former President Donald Trump has reacted over the assassination attempt on his life when he was in Pennsylvania on Saturday for a rally.
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TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Trump was making a speech when he was shot at but it was not yet clear whether he was hit by a bullet or shrapnel.
However, blood was strewn across Trump’s ear and face as Secret Service agents ushered him off the stage.
It was gathered that one spectator died from the shooting, and two more were critically injured.
Taking to Truth Social, the former president thanked the law enforcement officials for their quick actions, while extending condolences to the family of the person who was killed.
He wrote: “I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“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. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country.
“Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.
“I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
Meanwhile, the suspect involved in the shooting was shot and killed by a member of a Secret Service counter-assault team, two law enforcement sources told CBS News.
The gunman was outside of the cordoned-off rally area about 200 to 300 feet from the rally, and was standing on an elevated structure believed to be a shed, sources said.
The shooter was armed with an AR-style rifle, according to sources.
In a statement early Sunday morning, the FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, which is located just outside Pittsburgh.
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