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On July 13, 2024, former US president [[Donald Trump]], 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|title=Biden condemns 'sick' attempt on Trump's life|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98qnvn8dzeo|work=[[BBC]]|date=July 14, 2024|access-date=July 14, 2024|archive-date=July 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714184148/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98qnvn8dzeo|url-status=live}}</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 --> 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=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election |url-access=subscription |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> Trump was speaking to the audience when he was shot by 20-year-old [[Thomas Matthew Crooks]] of [[Bethel Park, Pennsylvania|Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.]]<ref name="Barnes-2024" /><ref name="Reuters-2024" /> Crooks fired eight rounds from an [[AR-15–style rifle]] from the roof of a nearby building located outside the rally venue, before being killed by a [[Secret Service Counter Assault Team]] [[sniper]].<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/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714003233/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-death-attendee-butler-county-da/ |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref>
After being shot, Trump ducked for cover 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
Experts considered the shooting a sign of [[Political polarization in the United States|political polarization in the country]], and political figures called for a decrease in tensions.<ref name="The New York Times-2024-2">{{Cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Peter |last2=Levien |first2=Simon J. |last3=Gold |first3=Michael |date=July 14, 2024 |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=July 14, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714070034/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-assassination-attempt-wounded.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The shooting evoked sympathy for Trump on social media.<ref name="Axios-2024">{{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. |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714173257/https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-martyr-rnc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Scotsman-2024">{{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 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714180433/https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/donald-trump-attempted-assassination-joe-biden-usa-america-4701309 |url-status=live }}</ref> A number of public figures have called for an increase in security for the major candidates in the election.<ref>{{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 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714192132/https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-shooting-bill-rfk-biden-security--new |url-status=live }}</ref>
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