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On July 13, 2024, [[Donald Trump]], the former [[president of the United States]] and the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s presumptive nominee for the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], was shot in the upper right ear at a campaign rally near [[Butler, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Andrew|last=Solender|title=Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-congress-members-security|work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shootert|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/heres-what-we-know-about-thomas-matthew-crooks-suspected-trump-rally-shooter-2024-07-14/|work=[[Reuters]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden condemns 'sick' attempt on Trump's life|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98qnvn8dzeo|work=[[BBC]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name = "usatodaytrumpwounded">{{Cite web|title=Trump wounded in assassination attempt. Biden calls it 'sick': Here's what we know|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-gunman-what-we-know/74396996007/|work=[[USA Today]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><!-- Just use the phrase "near Butler, Pennsylvania", to avoid edit warring over whether or not to mention Connoquenessing Township and Meridian, the two towns the rally was in between --> The shooting is being investigated as an attempted [[assassination]].<ref name="Barnes-2024" /><ref name="Colvin-2024">{{Cite web |last=Colvin |first=Jill |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713045634/https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=AP News}}</ref><ref name="theguardian_071324">{{Cite news |last1=Smith |first1=David |last2=Vargas |first2=Ramon Antonio |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Trump rally shooting being investigated as suspected attempt on his life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714020639/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
The shooter was identified as 20-year-old [[Thomas Matthew Crooks]] of [[Bethel Park, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Yee-2024" /><ref name="Barnes-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Julian E. |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |last3=Levien |first3=Simon J. |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Live Updates: Trump 'Safe' After Shooting at Rally; Suspect Killed |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713223053/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Reuters-2024" /><ref name="Gurman-2024" /> Crooks fired from the roof of a nearby building located outside the rally venue, and fired eight rounds from an [[AR-15–style rifle]] before being killed by a [[Secret Service Counter Assault Team]] [[sniper]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nesi |first1=Chris |date=2024-07-13 |title=See it: Sniper shot former President Donald Trump from 130 yards away on roof of manufacturing plant |url=https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/us-news/sniper-shot-at-former-president-donald-trump-from-130-yards-away-on-roof-of-manufacturing-plant/ |work=[[New York Post]]}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanyos |first=Faris |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Trump rally shooter killed by Secret Service sniper, officials say |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-death-attendee-butler-county-da/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |publisher=CBS News |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714003233/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-death-attendee-butler-county-da/ |url-status=live}}</ref> One member of the audience was killed, and two others were critically injured.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Julian E. |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |last3=Levien |first3=Simon J. |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Live Updates: Trump 'Safe' After Shooting at Rally; Suspect Killed |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713223053/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After being shot, Trump ducked to the ground and was surrounded by [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] personnel before being helped to his feet by Secret Service with blood visible on his right ear.
Political scientists,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ma |first=Jason |title=Trump assassination attempt makes election win more likely, and Americans' willingness to use political violence may be highest since Civil War, Ian Bremmer says |url=https://fortune.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-assassination-attempt-election-win-political-violence-civil-war-ian-bremmer/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Peter |last2=Levien |first2=Simon J. |last3=Gold |first3=Michael |date=2024-07-14 |title=Shooting at Trump Rally Comes at Volatile Time in American History |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-assassination-attempt-wounded.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> historians,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Diver |first=Tony |date=2024-07-14 |title=From Lincoln to Trump: The bloody history of US assassination attempts |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/07/14/history-of-us-assassination-attempts-from-lincoln-to-trump/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02" /> and political figures within both the Republican and the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Parties]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Some prominent Republicans lay blame on Democrats after Trump rally shooting |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/prominent-republicans-lay-blame-democrats-trump-rally-shooting-rcna161774 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> regarded the shooting as a sign of profound [[political polarization in the United States|political polarization in the country]]. The events led to widespread sympathy for Trump on social media<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Basu |first=Zachary |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump's martyr moment: Assassination attempt transforms campaign |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-martyr-rnc |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=Axios |quote=The attempted assassination was so shocking that it immediately cut through a wide range of cultural and digital bubbles, drawing mostly sympathetic reactions from influencers, athletes and CEOs.}}</ref> and political figures across the political spectrum both domestically and internationally<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Timsit |first=Annabelle |last2=Javaid |first2=Maham |last3=Seth |first3=Anika Arora |date=2024-07-14 |title=World leaders react to Trump rally shooting: ‘A tragedy for our democracies’ |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/14/world-leaders-trump-rally-shooting/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> urged for a decrease in tensions, condemning the assassination attempt on his life.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Jardine |first=Christine |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Why attempted assassination of Donald Trump has made me reconsider my own political rhetoric |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/donald-trump-attempted-assassination-joe-biden-usa-america-4701309 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=The Scotsman}}</ref> It was the first time a former or current U.S. president had been injured in an assassination attempt since [[Ronald Reagan]] was [[Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan|shot in 1981]], and the first time a presidential candidate had been injured in such an incident since the [[George Wallace#Attempted assassination|attempted assassination of George Wallace]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brasted |first1=Chelsea |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump rally violence recalls historic presidential attacks |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/last-assassination-attempt-president-trump-shot-reagan |access-date=July 14, 2024 |agency=Axios}}</ref> A number of public figures have called for an increase in security for the three major candidates in the election: Trump, [[Joe Biden]], and [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|Robert F. Kennedy Jr]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Solender |first=Andrew |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Rally shooting spurs bill to boost security for Biden, Trump and RFK Jr. |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-shooting-bill-rfk-biden-security--new |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=Axios}}</ref>
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