Former US President, Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents after bangs were heard during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Trump who began his speech at about 6:00 PM was seen with blood on his right ear as he was surrounded by security agents, who rushed him off the stage as he pumped his first to the crowd.
The Republican Party candidate was only shortly into his speech when a disturbance caused Secret Service to swarm the former president. He was then led off the stage quickly.
However, the secret service has told reporters that the “former President is safe,”
“This is an active crime scene,” Secret Service officers told reporters, ordering them out of the area.
According to John Yeykal from Franklin, Pennsylvania, who was attending his first Trump rally, “We saw a lot of people go down, looking confused. I heard the shots, it sounded like between firecrackers and a small caliber handgun.”
The white house has also noted that President Biden has been briefed about the development.
A shooter is dead, Butler County District Attorney Richard A. Goldinger has confirmed.
One bystander is “confirmed dead,” and “possibly a second” bystander is dead as well, Goldinger added.
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