Trump Jr. says father is 'changed man'

One spectator was killed and two were critically hurt in Saturday's shooting.

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Last updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 12:56AM GMT
Gunman purchased 50 rounds of ammunition hours before shooting at Trump rally, investigators say
Thomas Matthew Crooks told his father that he wanted to go to the gun range, so his dad let him use his AR-15-style rifle, sources say

Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

Blood splattered on Trump's face as Secret Service agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to a waiting vehicle to whisk him away. Trump is "fine," a spokesperson said.

The alleged shooter was killed by snipers. Corey Comperatore, a firefighter and a father of two daughters, died in the shooting Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said. Two other people who attended the rally were also injured.

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Jul 15, 2024, 1:16 AM

Timeline: How the Trump assassination attempt unfolded

Here's a a minute-by-minute timeline of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
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Jul 14, 2024, 5:55 AM GMT

Shooter identified as 20-year-old from Pennsylvania, FBI says

The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to the FBI.

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Jul 14, 2024, 4:39 AM GMT

Suspect did not have ID, testing DNA for confirmation

While law enforcement said at a press conference late Saturday that they believe they know who carried out the shooting, they are still not naming the individual.

Officials said they are also doing DNA testing, because the suspected shooter did not have ID.

"It's a matter of doing biometric confirmations," FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek said. "So, there was no identification on the individual, for example, so we're looking at photographs right now and we're trying to run his DNA and get biometric confirmation."

The shooter's name will be released once there is an official confirmation, he said.

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Jul 14, 2024, 4:20 AM GMT

FBI says investigators haven't identified motive in assassination attempt against Trump

Kevin Rojek, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Pittsburgh field office, said late Saturday: "Tonight we had what we're calling an assassination attempt on our former president, Donald Trump."

"We do not currently have an identified motive," he added.

The FBI was not prepared to release the identity of the shooter, who died at the scene.

Rojek said they received no specific threats ahead of the shooting.

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Jul 14, 2024, 4:53 AM GMT

Trump's plane arrives at Newark Airport

Trump arrives at Newark Liberty International Airport just after midnight early Sunday.

Trump arrives at Newark Liberty International Airport just after midnight early Sunday.

He arrived in Newark about six hours after the shooting took place.

Trump had been scheduled to spend the night at his club in Bedminster prior to the shooting taking place.