Shooter dead in alleged assassination attempt of Donald Trump at rally

A shooter was killed, and a rally attendee was also dead, Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said. The Trump campaign confirmed the former president was safe. The AP reported that law enforcement is investigating it as an assassination attempt.

In images broadcast on live television, Trump was speaking to a crowd for a brief time before apparent loud pops or blasts were heard. The former president appeared to grab the right side of his head or his right ear before ducking below the lectern as he was on stage.

People at the event said they had stood in line for hours to get a place at the rally before something that "sounded like fireworks" was heard to the side of the bleachers. People in the crowd started to scream before the Secret Service quickly took Trump away to a motorcade and sped away.

photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP

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