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Trump injured in assassination attempt during rally

14 Jul, 2024

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Former US President Donald Trump escaped an assassination attempt during a rally and was injured in his ear while a person attending the rally was killed and the gunman was also shot dead.

Donald Trump?s campaign said in a statement that the former president was ?fine? after the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers during his last rally before the?Republican National Convention?opens Monday when the apparent shots began.

As the first pop rang out, Trump said, ?Oh,? and grabbed his ear as two more pops could be heard and he crouched down.

Someone could be heard saying near the microphone at Trump?s lectern, ?Get down, get down, get down, get down!? as agents tackled the former president. They piled atop him to shield him with their bodies, as is their training protocol, as other agents took up positions on stage to search for the threat.

Screams were heard in the crowd of several thousand people. The bangs continued as agents tended to him on stage.

Trump got to his feet moments later and could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his face. There appeared to be blood on his face.

The crowd cheered as he got back up and pumped his fist. (Colombo Gazette / Agencies)

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