Former US President Donald Trump narrowly escaped death after being attacked by a gunman at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump sustained minor injuries to his right ear and was seen clutching his bloodied ear as US Secret Service officers surrounded him and escorted him off stage. Just six minutes into the former president’s speech at the Republican rally, chaos erupted when the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks (20), took up position on a rooftop and fired multiple shots.
Former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump suffered an ear injury during an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13. (AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}}
Donald Trump survived the assassination attempt, but a former fire chief at the rally was killed and two others seriously injured. The assassin was found within minutes and shot dead by the Secret Service.
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Hundreds of photos and videos from the rally, including one that showed a bullet whizzing past Trump while he was onstage, provided a timeline of events that unfolded at Saturday’s Pennsylvania rally.
Donald Trump assassination attempt: A timeline of events
July 13, 6:02 p.m.
During the US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Battlefield, where the crowd rose to their feet and cheered as Trump took to the podium.
6:05pm ET
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Trump began addressing his supporters and spoke for about five to six minutes before the rally descended into chaos.
6:10pm ET
A Secret Service officer spotted a man acting suspiciously near the magnetometer, and local police officers climbed onto the roof to investigate the suspect’s actions.
6:11pm ET
The first shot was fired by a gunman from the roof of a nearby building. As the first blast rang out, Trump said “Oh,” put his hand to his right ear, and then quickly crouched on the ground behind the podium.
Around 6:12 p.m.
Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief who was attending the rally, was shot and killed. The Secret Service quickly intercepted the sniper’s fire and shot the suspect dead.
Around 6:13 p.m.
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Police crowd over Trump and try to push him off the stage. Trump is clutching the sides of his head, his face covered in blood. He stands on the stage, fists in the air, mouthing the words “fight, fight.”
6:15pm ET
Donald Trump was escorted from the venue and taken to a local hospital.
6:50pm ET
The Secret Service announced that “the former president is safe.”
8:42pm ET
Donald Trump acknowledged in a social media post that he was wounded above his right ear, saying he “felt the bullet go through my skin.”
July 14, 12:10 AM
President Trump’s private jet landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, and he was surrounded by members of a heavily armed Secret Service counter-assault team as he was escorted out of the airport.
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Trump was traveling to stay at his private golf club near Bedminster, New Jersey.
(With input from AP)
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