Washington. A young man fired bullets at former US President Donald Trump at an election rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday and a bullet hit Trump’s upper right ear, but he is in good condition. This incident happened two days before the ‘Republican National Convention’ in Milwaukee. In this convention, Trump will be formally declared the party’s candidate for the presidential election.
Trump had just started addressing the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania when bullets started firing. In the video footage of the incident, it can be seen that Trump put his hand on his right ear during the firing. There was chaos and during this time someone loudly said “Sit down, sit down.” After this, Secret Service agents took Trump under security cover to save him. People present at the venue started running here and there to save their lives.
After the attack, the former president started bleeding from the upper part of his right ear, and he was immediately taken off the stage. Trump raised his fist in the air towards the crowd and said ‘We will fight’. After this, he was put in a car and taken to a hospital in the Pittsburgh area. While being taken to a safe place, Trump said, ‘Let me get my shoes.’
In this firing incident, one person present at the rally lost his life and two others were seriously injured. The incident is being investigated as an ‘attempted murder’ case. A member of the ‘Secret Service’ shot down the attacker. The federal investigation agency FBI has identified the attacker as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a resident of Bethel Park. He was registered to vote as a Republican.
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 14, 2024, 19:59 IST