WHAT
- Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump was shot at a rally in PA.
TRUMPS STATEMENT
“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!”
WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW SO FAR
- gunman is dead
- Trump “is fine”
- one attendee is dead
- another attendee is in critical condition
News Sources
- CNN - Trump rushed off stage after shooting at Pennsylvania rally
- AP News - Live updates: Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say
- The Hill - George W. Bush condemns ‘cowardly attack’ at Trump rally
- Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) on Xitter - video interview with witness who tried to warn police before shooting happened
- Sky News - Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage (Article confirms one rally attendee dead)
- Reuters - Biden says he is grateful to hear Trump is safe, has been briefed on shooting
- OAlexanderDK on Xitter - The shooter was on a roof approximately 125m or 400ft from where Trump was standing.
- JakeMRosen on Xitter - An emergency room doctor I spoke with tried to save someone’s life in the crowd
Nobody is a good enough shot to risk grazing someone in the head without injuring them.
Someone almost certainly tried assassinating Trump and failed. It’s shocking that it was possible, and the Secret Service has a lot to answer for if it’s true that someone was able to get on a rooftop with line of sight of a former President delivering a speech. It’s hard to express how good they are at preventing opportunities for snipers these days.
If the counter-sniper team is the group who killed the assassin, it was the first time they’ve ever had to fire their weapons outside of training.
No, but a bad shooter could try to miss close to make it look legit and accidentally hit his ear. Trump didn’t have to be hit, just come close.
Right cause the guy just wanted to scare him then die
At 100+ yards hitting the ear on a head sized target is incredibly reasonable. This shouldn’t be used as a point of conspiracy.