Last Update July 14, 2024 05:20pm ET

Former President Trump survived an assassination attempt at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Gunshots rang out as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee addressed his supporters, striking Trump and three others. One spectator was killed, and two were critically injured. The FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a local resident.

Covered by: Chris Pandolfo, Gabriele Regalbuto, Anders Hagstrom, Andrea Vacchiano, Bradford Betz, Greg Wehner, Jamie Joseph, Julia Johnson and Louis Casiano

Fast facts

•  Former President Trump was shot at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13, 2024 
•  Trump ducked to the ground and was surrounded by Secret Service agents, who evacuated him from the scene. He later posted on Truth Social that a bullet “pierced the upper part of my right ear” 
•  Three spectators were hit by gunfire. One person was killed and two others critically injured, authorities said 
•  The FBI is investigating the shooting as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks 

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BREAKING NEWS23 min(s) ago

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Secret Serv says local police alerted to gunman, unable to stop him in time

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci / AP Images)

The U.S. Secret Service said Sunday that local authorities were alerted to a threat ahead of the Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, but could not find the gunman in time.

Local law enforcement was alerted to a suspicious individual by attendees but could not locate Mr. Crooks before he climbed onto the roof and opened fire, according to US Secret Service Spokesman Anthony Gugliemi.

Mr. Guglielmi tells Fox News the first time Secret Service agents saw the gunman he was already on the roof firing.

At that point, “ a Secret Service Counter Sniper neutralized him,” Guglielmi said.

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5 min(s) ago

Trump on his way to Milwaukee for RNC, according to senior advisor: ‘He is so grateful’

Dan Scavino Jr., a senior advisor to former President Trump, announced on X Sunday afternoon that Trump is currently on his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the Republican National Convention (RNC).

Scavino attached a video of Trump’s private jet on an airport runway in his social media post.

“President Trump is on his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the @GOPConvention!” the post read. “He is so grateful for all of your prayers, support, and well wishes out there.”

“As he said this morning, ‘In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win. I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin,’” Scavino added.

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Trump on his way to Milwaukee for RNC, according to senior advisor: ‘He is so grateful’

Dan Scavino Jr., a senior advisor to former President Trump, announced on X Sunday afternoon that Trump is currently on his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the Republican National Convention (RNC).

Scavino attached a video of Trump’s private jet on an airport runway in his social media post.

“President Trump is on his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the @GOPConvention!” the post read. “He is so grateful for all of your prayers, support, and well wishes out there.”

“As he said this morning, ‘In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win. I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin,’” Scavino added.

Posted by Andrea Vacchiano Share

18 min(s) ago

Eyewitness video shows moments just before and after shots fired at Trump

An eyewitness video from Donald Trump’s rally shows the moments before and after a gunman opened fire from a nearby building, wounding the former president, killing an attendee and injuring others.

The video, filmed from the crowd, shows Trump addressing the audience, referring to a chart to talk about immigration. Within seconds, bullets can be heard ringing out.

Pandemonium erupts, as the attendees realize what is happening and duck for cover.

“What the f— was that?” someone can be heard shouting off camera.

U.S. Secret Service members ultimately shot and killed the would-be assassin, later identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

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28 min(s) ago

Trump’s survival was ‘miraculous’ given bullet’s proximity to his brain, doctor says

The morning after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Marc Siegel spoke to Fox News about the “miraculous” outcome.

Appearing on “America Reports,” the Fox News medical contributor and clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center expressed his admiration for Trump’s reaction in what he described as a “war zone.”

“The crowd kept its composure when this was going on … They were led by President Trump’s rally cry, raising his fist, saying ‘Fight’ and not giving up,” Siegel said.

“From a medical point of view, that idea of showing courage, and then showing compassion, reaching out on social media to the families of the victim and those who were injured, also sends the right message.”

Read the full article about President Trump by Melissa Rudy

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32 min(s) ago

Biden offers condolences to family of Trump rally shooting victim

The president offered condolences to the family of a former fire chief for Buffalo Township on Sunday after he was revealed as the victim killed during the assassination attempt against former President Trump.

However, Biden did not name Corey Comperatore , a 50 year old father of daughters, in the post on X.

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35 min(s) ago

Chicago PD monitoring attempted assassination on Trump in PA, ahead of DNC in August

Chicago police said they are monitoring the situation involving an attempted assassination attempt on former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania ahead of the Democratic National Convention. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The Chicago Police Department says it is monitoring the situation surrounding an attempted assassination on former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, as it prepares for “anything and everything” ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August.

The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to take place from Aug. 19-22, in Chicago, and police told the public in a post on X that it is planning for the unexpected.

“The Chicago Police Department continues to monitor the situation that unfolded in Butler, Pennsylvania as we prepare for the upcoming Democratic National Convention,” the department wrote. “We have been planning for the convention for more than a year to prepare for anything and everything. As always, CPD will assess and adjust resources as necessary in real-time, based on intelligence and what we are seeing on the ground to protect the entire city.

Police also said they remain in contact and are working closely with federal partners to make sure areas around the convention footprint, as well as dignitaries, are safe and secure.

As the convention approaches, police encourage everyone to be aware of their surroundings in all places, and if they see something, say something by calling 911.

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43 min(s) ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sends ‘deepest condolences’ to deceased Trump rally shooting victim’s family

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of President John F. Kennedy who was assasinated in November 1962, issued a statement offering his “deepest condolences” to the family of Corey Comperatore.

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51 min(s) ago

Suspected shooter at Trump rally was reportedly on high school rifle team

The suspected shooter at former President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania Saturday was reportedly on his high school’s rifle team.

Fox News spoke with Jacob Kohler, 21, who talked about shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Kohler described Crooks as an “outcast” who was always alone and “bullied every day.” He said Crooks was on the rifle team with his brother.

Another classmate put that claim into doubt, telling Fox News that to his recollection, Crooks did not make his junior varsity rifle team.

The FBI says the shooting suspect used an AR-style 5.56 rifle, purchased legally. The weapon was located at the scene, adjacent to the shooting suspect who was killed by U.S. Secret Service members shortly after he fired upon Trump.

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53 min(s) ago

Bret Baier details his conversation with Trump in the wake of the Pennsylvania rally shooting: video

“Special Report” anchor Bret Baier joined Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Sunday afternoon to discuss the upcoming Republican National Convention in the wake of the Trump rally shooting on Saturday.

Speaking from Milwaukee, where the RNC will be held this week, Baier said that he recently spoke to former President Trump for around 15 minutes. Baier said that the Republican candidate is “in really great spirits.”

“He praised President Biden for the phone call that he gave him, made to the former president,” Baier explained. “He said it was a good conversation and, in not so many words, Biden expressed, condolences, for the family that was lost.”

Baier also reported that Trump was concerned about the negative impacts the shooting may have on the United States.

“He’s worried about, you know, how things are going to develop in the country,” he explained. “But he said that he was really pleased with how the Secret Service acted and thinks that the convention’s going to go on as scheduled.”

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54 min(s) ago

Doctor and his wife recall chaos at Trump rally in Pennsylvania: ‘Everybody was so upset’

A doctor and his wife appeared on Fox News Channel on Sunday afternoon to discuss their experience at President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Speaking to Martha MacCallum, Dr.James Sweetland recalled that he immediately went to assist Corey Comperatore, 50, who was shot at the rally and later pronounced dead.

“Being an emergency department physician, I just went into muscle memory,” he explained. “I just went down there to help them. When I got to him, I said, what doctors usually say is, ‘I’m a doctor. I’m here to help.’”

The medical professional added that he performed CPR on Comperatore before Pennsylvania State Troopers took the victim away.

“He was jammed between two benches… we got him up on the bench, and I performed CPR, gave him chest compressions as well as breathe for him for about two minutes,” Sweetland explained. “And at that point, I was tapped on the shoulder by, one of the two largest Pennsylvania state troopers I’ve ever seen. And he said, ‘We got it from here.’”

Sweetland’s wife Lois spoke to MacCallum about how traumatized rally attendees were from the shooting.

“Everybody was so upset,” she explained. “One girl in front of me was, she just lost control. She just sobbed as she was so traumatized. It was so…I felt so bad.”