2024-07-14 06:17:08
According to US media reports, following former US President Donald Trump was shot at a campaign event, the Federal Police FBI confirmed the identity of the murderer. NBC and CBS on Sunday cited the FBI as saying the shooter was 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. . Therefore, he is a registered member of Trump’s Republican Party.
Trump said his ears were injured from the shooting. In addition to the suspected shooter, a bystander was killed and two others seriously injured, according to authorities. Meanwhile, Trump landed in New Jersey, near New York. His campaign posted a video on X showing him leaving the plane.
When the attack occurred, Trump was speaking at a campaign rally in the small town of Butler, Pennsylvania. After the shooting, Secret Service officers pulled the former president to the ground and eventually led him to safety. According to the Secret Service, the attacker fired several shots “from an elevated position” outside the meeting location. The gunman was then “neutralized”.
Pennsylvania police said the first priority is to determine the perpetrator’s motive. In addition, whether other people are involved must be found out as soon as possible. An investigation may take days, weeks or months.
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