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Line 38: Trump's rallies are screened for prohibited items, including weapons.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Gold \|first1=Michael \|last2=Levien \|first2=Simon \|last3=Robertson \|first3=Campbell \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Trump 'Safe' After What Sounded Like Gunshots at Rally \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election/trump-rally-pennsylvania \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713225003/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election/trump-rally-pennsylvania \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> [[Butler County, Pennsylvania\|Butler County]] Republican Committee chairman James E. Hulings estimated 50,000 people were at the rally.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election/3485dd5b-3669-5da4-8c48-6e4a19bfe415 \|title=Some people who were in the crowd described the evacuation of the rally as a logistical nightmare. \|last=Vigdor \|first=Neil \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714021905/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election/3485dd5b-3669-5da4-8c48-6e4a19bfe415 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It was held as part of [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign\|Trump's presidential campaign]] for the election in order to raise votes in the [[swing state]] of [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=O'Donoghue \|first1=Gary \|last2=Murphy \|first2=Matt \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Trump rushed off stage at rally as shots heard \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1d31jeyzlo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222730/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1d31jeyzlo \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The shooting occurred two days before the scheduled start of the [[2024 Republican National Convention]]. The Butler Farm Show Grounds are located in [[Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania\|Connoquenessing Township]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Warren\|first=Allen\|url=https://www.wtae.com/article/trump-butler-rally-2024/61587781\|title=Former President Trump rushed offstage after sounds of apparent gunfire at Butler rally\|publisher=[[WTAE-TV]]\|date=2024-07-13\|access-date=2024-07-14\|quote=[...]at the Butler Farm Show Grounds on Evans City Road in Connoquenessing Township.}}</ref> The location is adjacent to [[Meridian, Pennsylvania\|Meridian]], a [[census-designated place]], with a [[Butler, Pennsylvania\|Butler]] postal address.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/place/p4248728_meridian/DC20BLK_P4248728.pdf\|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Meridian CDP, PA\|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]\|access-date=2024-07-14}} - Compare with [https://butlerfarmshow.com/plan-your-visit/ the full address]: "625 Evans City Road Butler, PA 16001" ([https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/13/where-was-trump-rally-what-we-know-about-butler-farm-show-grounds/74396542007/ address is confirmed by this source])</ref> == Shooting == [[File:2024 Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump Diagram.png\|thumb\|A map diagram illustrating the approximate locations of the attacker (red), Donald Trump (black), and the [[Secret Service Counter Assault Team]] (blue)<ref name="Abraham-2024">{{Cite news \|last1=Abraham \|first1=Leanne \|last2=Kim \|first2=June \|last3=Shao \|first3=Elena \|last4=Shaver \|first4=Julie Walton \|last5=Singhvi \|first5=Anjali \|last6=Triebert \|first6=Christiaan \|last7=Yourish \|first7=Karen \|date=2024-07-13 \|title=Shooting at a Trump Rally in Pennsylvania: Maps and Photos \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/13/us/trump-rally-shooting-maps-photos.html \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331 \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714021745/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/13/us/trump-rally-shooting-maps-photos.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=2024-07-13 \|title=Trump injured, rushed from stage after shooter fired on his Pennsylvania rally \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/secret-service-rushes-trump-stage-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally-rcna161735 \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|publisher=[[NBC News]] \|language=en \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714023313/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/secret-service-rushes-trump-stage-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally-rcna161735 \|url-status=live}}</ref>\|270x270px]] ~~Donald~~ Trump~~'s rally~~ was held at the Butler Farm Show Grounds in [[Meridian, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Abraham-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Trump rushed off stage at Pennsylvania rally as loud noises heard \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1d31jeyzlo \|website=[[BBC]] \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222730/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1d31jeyzlo \|url-status=live}}</ref> Six minutes into his speech,<ref name="Layne-2024">{{cite news \|last1=Layne \|first1=Nathan \|last2=Larson \|first2=Soren \|title=Pop, pop, pop, then a bloodied Trump rushed from election rally \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pop-pop-pop-then-bloodied-trump-rushed-election-rally-2024-07-14/ \|access-date=13 July 2024 \|work=Reuters \|date=13 July 2024}}</ref>shot at approximately 6:11 p.m. [[Eastern Daylight Time]]~~, a sniper fired multiple shots from an [[AR-15–style rifle\|AR-15 style rifle]] into the rally.~~<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Katersky \|first=Aaron \|title=Trump rally shooter used AR-15-style rifle, Secret Service says \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/trump-rally-shooter-ar-15-style-rifle-secret-111918904 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714024909/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/trump-rally-shooter-ar-15-style-rifle-secret-111918904 \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|website=ABC News \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":002">{{Cite web \|last1=Powell \|first1=Tori B. \|last2=Shelton \|first2=Shania \|last3=Meyer \|first3=Matt \|last4=D'Antonio \|first4=Isabelle \|last5=Tucker \|first5=Emma \|last6=Yeung \|first6=Jessie \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Live updates: Trump injured in shooting at Pennsylvania rally that left at least 1 dead {{!}} CNN Politics \|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222828/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|website=CNN \|language=en}}</ref> at a campaign rally at Butler Farm Show Grounds in [[Meridian, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Abraham-20242">{{Cite news \|last1=Abraham \|first1=Leanne \|last2=Kim \|first2=June \|last3=Shao \|first3=Elena \|last4=Shaver \|first4=Julie Walton \|last5=Singhvi \|first5=Anjali \|last6=Triebert \|first6=Christiaan \|last7=Yourish \|first7=Karen \|date=2024-07-13 \|title=Shooting at a Trump Rally in Pennsylvania: Maps and Photos \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/13/us/trump-rally-shooting-maps-photos.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714021745/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/13/us/trump-rally-shooting-maps-photos.html \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Trump rushed off stage at Pennsylvania rally as loud noises heard \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1d31jeyzlo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222730/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1d31jeyzlo \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref> Six minutes into Trump's speech,<ref name="Layne-20242">{{cite news \|last1=Layne \|first1=Nathan \|last2=Larson \|first2=Soren \|date=13 July 2024 \|title=Pop, pop, pop, then a bloodied Trump rushed from election rally \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pop-pop-pop-then-bloodied-trump-rushed-election-rally-2024-07-14/ \|access-date=13 July 2024 \|work=Reuters}}</ref> a sniper fired multiple shots from an [[AR-15–style rifle\|AR-15 style rifle]] into the rally.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":02" /> According to Butler County [[district attorney]] Richard Goldinger, authorities have yet to determine the shooter's identity.<ref name=":02" /> The suspected shooter did not undergo security screening, as he was outside the security perimeter of the rally; he had climbed onto the roof of a shed, {{convert\|200\|to\|400\|ft}} north of Trump.<ref name="Abraham-~~2024~~20242" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gold \|first=Michael \|last2=Barnes \|first2=Julian E. \|last3=Levien \|first3=Simon J. \|date=2024-07-13 \|title=Live Updates: Trump ‘Safe’ After Rally Shooting; F.B.I. Holds News Conference \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Watson-~~2024~~20242">{{Cite web \|last=Watson \|first=Kathryn \|date=2024-07-13 \|title=Trump says bullet "pierced the upper part of my right ear" when shots were fired at Pennsylvania rally - CBS News \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-shots-pierced-injured-ear-rally-pennsylvania/ \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|website=CBS News \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Possible security lapses in focus after Trump rally shooting \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/possible-security-lapses-focus-after-trump-rally-shooting-2024-07-14/ \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|website=Reuters}}</ref> Trump was hit by either a bullet or shrapnel, and ducked.<ref name="Watson-2024">{{Cite web \|last=Watson \|first=Kathryn \|date=2024-07-13 \|title=Trump says bullet "pierced the upper part of my right ear" when shots were fired at Pennsylvania rally - CBS News \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-shots-pierced-injured-ear-rally-pennsylvania/ \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|website=CBS News \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally – as former president rushed off stage \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/shots-fired-at-donald-trump-rally-as-former-president-rushed-off-stage-13177651 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222236/https://news.sky.com/story/shots-fired-at-donald-trump-rally-as-former-president-rushed-off-stage-13177651 \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|website=[[Sky News]]}}</ref> Trump later stated on [[Truth Social]] that he "was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of [his] right ear".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Colvin \|first1=Jill \|last2=Smyth \|first2=Julie Carr \|last3=Long \|first3=Colleen \|last4=Tucker \|first4=Eric \|last5=Balsamo \|first5=Michael \|last6=Price \|first6=Michelle L. \|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 \|work=AP News \|language=en}}</ref> Secret Service agents lunged toward Trump and shielded him. After around 25 seconds on the ground,<ref name="Layne-2024">{{cite news \|last1=Layne \|first1=Nathan \|last2=Larson \|first2=Soren \|date=13 July 2024 \|title=Pop, pop, pop, then a bloodied Trump rushed from election rally \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pop-pop-pop-then-bloodied-trump-rushed-election-rally-2024-07-14/ \|access-date=13 July 2024 \|work=Reuters}}</ref> he got up, and, with blood on his ear and face, raised and pumped his fist at the crowd. He was then escorted to a vehicle.<ref name="Watson-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lawther \|first=Fran \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Donald Trump rushed off stage at rally after sound of gunshots ring out – live updates \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-6693038e8f08cb5f9ab83464#block-6693038e8f08cb5f9ab83464 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714015051/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-6693038e8f08cb5f9ab83464#block-6693038e8f08cb5f9ab83464 \|url-status=live}}</ref> At least three rallygoers were hit, leaving one person dead and two in critical condition.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Update from Michael Gold \|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 \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> One of the injured were in the left-hand bleachers at the venue.<ref name="Abraham-2024" /> Rep. [[Ronny Jackson]] (R-Texas) later told [[Fox News]] that his nephew was shot in the neck.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=McGraw \|first1=Meridith \|last2=Allison \|first2=Natalie \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Trump 'felt the bullet ripping through the skin' during campaign rally shooting \|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/trump-rushed-off-stage-at-pennsylvania-rally-after-possible-gunfire-00167977 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713235642/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/trump-rushed-off-stage-at-pennsylvania-rally-after-possible-gunfire-00167977 \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|website=Politico}}</ref> The suspected shooter was killed by a [[United States Secret Service]] [[Secret Service Counter Assault Team\|Counter Assault Team]] sniper soon after the shooting.<ref name="Watson-2024" /> Their body was discovered on the rooftop.<ref name="Abraham-2024" /> According to Butler County [[district attorney]] Richard Goldinger, authorities have yet to determine the shooter's identity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last1=Powell \|first1=Tori B. \|last2=Shelton \|first2=Shania \|last3=Meyer \|first3=Matt \|last4=D'Antonio \|first4=Isabelle \|last5=Tucker \|first5=Emma \|last6=Yeung \|first6=Jessie \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Live updates: Trump injured in shooting at Pennsylvania rally that left at least 1 dead {{!}} CNN Politics \|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222828/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|website=CNN \|language=en}}</ref> == Aftermath == Line 75 ⟶ 73: ==== State officials ==== [[Pennsylvania]] governor [[Josh Shapiro]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Santana \|first1=Rebecca \|last2=Whitehurst \|first2=Lindsay \|last3=Orsi \|first3=Peter \|date=July 13, 2024 \|title=Pennsylvania governor condemns violence against any political party or leader \|url=https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222136/https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024 \|archive-date=July 13, 2024 \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> and [[Michigan]] governor [[Gretchen Whitmer]]<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election/a04feed2-3ce2-55ad-b2cb-e1f008ef94a2 \|title=Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a harsh critic of Donald J. Trump who was the target of a kidnapping plot, condemned the violence on Saturday. \|date=July 13, 2024 \|last=Vigdor \|first=Neil \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|access-date=July 13, 2024 \|url-access=limited \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714021808/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/us/biden-trump-election/a04feed2-3ce2-55ad-b2cb-e1f008ef94a2 \|url-status=live}}</ref> denounced political violence. [[Florida]] governor [[Ron DeSantis]], who ran against Trump in the [[2024 Republican ~~Party presidential~~ primaries]], stated he and his wife were praying for Trump.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Morgenstern \|first=Hans \|date=2024-07-13 \|title=Florida politicians on Trump assassination attempt \|url=https://winknews.com/2024/07/13/florida-politicians-respond-after-trump-hurt-during-shooting-at-rally/ \|access-date=2024-07-13 \|website=WINK News \|language=en-US \|archive-date=July 14, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714021914/https://winknews.com/2024/07/13/florida-politicians-respond-after-trump-hurt-during-shooting-at-rally/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== Others ==== Line 105 ⟶ 103: [[Category:Deaths by firearm in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign\|Shooting]] [[Category:Failed assassination attempts in the United States~~\|Trump, Donald~~]] [[Category:July 2024 crimes in the United States\|Trump rally]] [[Category:Political violence in the United States]] [[Category:Mass shootings in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:2024 mass shootings in the United States]] [[Category:Presidency of Joe Biden]]<!-- Neutral acknowledgment that the Biden administration is responding to the incident --> ~~[[Category:Attempted assassinations of presidents of the United States]]~~ ~~<!-- Neutral acknowledgment that the Biden administration is responding to the incident -->~~

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