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Line 33: 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. Trump pumped his fist in the air and shouted "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> before being 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> and taken to a hospital. He was released in stable condition, and departed for [[New Jersey]] by plane. This was the first time a former or current United States president had been injured in an assassination attempt since [[Ronald Reagan]] was [[Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan\|shot in 1981]], and the first shooting of presidential candidate 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> Experts considered the shooting as a sign of [[Political polarization in the United States\|political polarization in the country]] and political figures urged for a decrease in tensions.<ref name=":022">{{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> The events led to widespread sympathy for Trump on social media.<ref name=":82">{{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><ref name=":102">{{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> 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=":03">{{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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