Former President Donald Trump Grazed by Bullet at Pennsylvania Rally
Former President Donald Trump was injured during a violent attack at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening. The side of his head was grazed, leaving him bloody but reportedly “fine,” according to witnesses. The suspected shooter was killed by U.S. Secret Service agents, as reported by The Washington Post, citing local law enforcement. The type of weapon used by the assailant remains unclear.
Fatalities and investigation
According to sources from The New York Times, at least one spectator at the rally was also killed. New York Magazine reported that the shooter, responsible for both the death of the spectator and Trump’s injuries, had been firing from a nearby rooftop.
Shooter was spotted on roof, Secret Service ‘blew his head off’: Eyewitness
President Biden’s response
President Joe Biden addressed the incident, expressing relief that Trump was safe and praying for him and his family. “Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it,” Biden stated.
