President Trump Shot......Minor Wound......Multi Shots From Outside The Venue .....Spectator Dead......Suspect Was 20 Year From PA.....Dead

 

The former president raised his fist in the air as he was ushered away by security Credit: Evan Vucci


Donald Trump has been rushed off the stage after gunshots were heard as he addressed a crowd at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Secret Service agents dashed up to the former president and quickly removed him from the stage in Butler.

Mr Trump could be seen ducking for cover behind the lectern.

The former president was then driven quickly from the scene in an armoured vehicle.



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Reporters at the event were told the rally site at Butler Farm Show had become an “active crime scene”, CNN reported.

One of the network’s reporters said they heard the shots and it sounded as if they had had come from “far away”.

It was not immediately clear where the sounds had originated.

The event is staffed by US Secret Service personnel, as well as local Pennsylvania police.


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Supporters told to leave



The crowd has been ushered out of the Pennsylvania venue.

Trump himself has left the site under the protection of the Counter Assault Team (CAT) division of the US Secret Service.

As a former president, he receives protection funded by the US taxpayer.

CNN reported that the “security posture” around the White House has changed and crowds that normally line the street in front of the building have been cleared.

Photographs from the scene captured the terror and confusion as popping sounds were heard and someone shouted for the president to get down.
Credit: Evan Vucci
Credit: Evan Vucci



Picture: Blood drips down Trump’s face

Trump stood up and held his fist in the air with what appeared to be blood dripping down his face.

Several secret service agents surrounded him as he put his hand up and appeared to shout “fight” to his supporters who began cheering.



Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd

BY JILL COLVIN AND JULIE CARR SMYTH
Updated 5:35 PM CDT, July 13, 2024