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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. He said “Let me get my shoes,” and then "wait, wait, wait" to the agents before pumping his fist in the air and shouting "Fight, fight, fight!";<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCreesh |first=Shawn |date=2024-07-14 |title=Amid the Mayhem, Trump Pumped His Fist and Revealed His Instincts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/politics/donald-trump-rally-shooting-2024-campaign.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Five shots, then screams – before a bloodied Trump rose to shout ‘fight, fight, fight’ |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/07/14/donald-trump-shot-pennsylvania-rally-how-survived/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> he was then hurried to a vehicle.<ref name="Barnes-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Layne |first1=Nathan |last2=Mcdermid |first2=Brendan |last3=Mason |first3=Jeff |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Trump shot in right ear at campaign rally, shooter dead |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sounds-multiple-shots-heard-trump-rally-pennsylvania-video-2024-07-13/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Trump was taken to a hospital, released in stable condition, and departed for [[New Jersey]] by plane.
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
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== Reactions ==
Political scientists,<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":02" /> historians,<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":02" /> and many Democratic and Republican political figures<ref name=":5" /> all pointed the events as a sign of profound [[political polarization in the United States]].<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> The events led to widespread sympathy for Donald Trump on social media<ref name=":8" /> and political figures across the political spectrum both domestically and internationally<ref name=":9" /> urged for a decrease in tensions, condemning the assassination attempt on his life.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":10" /> News agencies described Trump as being widely seen as a [[martyr]] after the event.<ref name=":11">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Krause-Jackson |first=Flavia |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump Assassination Attempt Changes Everything |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-14/the-attempt-to-assassinate-donald-trump-changes-everything |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Freedland |first=Jonathan |last2=Blumenthal |first2=Sidney |last3=Stephens |first3=Danielle |last4=Ebtehaj |first4=Maz |date=2024-07-14 |title=Republicans elevate Trump to ‘living martyr’ status after shooting – podcast |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/jul/14/republicans-elevate-trump-to-living-martyr-status-after-shooting-podcast |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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