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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]].
The shooter was identified as 20-year-old [[Thomas Matthew Crooks]] of [[Bethel Park, Pennsylvania]].<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" /> 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.
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Local law enforcement identified Crooks and felt that he might have been acting suspiciously near the event's [[Magnetometer|magnetometers]]; they alerted about their suspicions over the radio and together with the Secret Service kept an eye on Crooks.<ref name=":13" /> As the shots were heard, the rally attendees yelled "duck!"<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cljy6yz1j6gt?post=asset%3Af7e1dc40-ad11-46db-9a95-528ccdc3ccb2#post </ref>
Trump was shot in the upper right ear. He put a hand to the ear and then dropped to the ground.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Moment Trump shot at Pennsylvania rally before raising defiant fist in air|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-shot-rally-shooting-video-b2579405.html |publisher=The Independent}}</ref><ref name
Crooks was killed by a sniper from the [[United States Secret Service]] [[Secret Service Counter Assault Team|Counter Assault Team]] immediately after the shooting.<ref name="Watson-2024" />
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