Former US President Donald Trump got injured in an ‘assassination attempt’ on Sunday, July 14, during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The 78-year-old politician confirmed on social media that he was attacked during his campaign rally, and the bullet hit in the ‘upper part of his ear.’
FBI ‘Close’ to identify shooter
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Pittsburgh field office’s special agent, Kevin Rojek in a news conference called the attack on Trump an ‘assassination attempt.’ He also said that they have ‘tentatively identified one shooter’ but not his motive.
The authorities also informed the press that they are trying to identify the shooter by ‘doing biometric confirmations,’ reported CNN.
Eye Witness Describes Trump Rally Shooting Incident
One of the witnesses at the rally told BBC, “We noticed the guy crawling, bear crawling, up the roof of the building beside us, 50 feet away from us. We’re standing there, and we’re pointing at the guy crawling up the roof. … We can clearly see him with a rifle.”
He further added, “I’m thinking to myself, ‘Why is Trump still speaking? Why have they not pulled him off the stage?’ I’m standing there pointing at him for two, three minutes. The Secret Service is looking at us from the top of the barn. I’m pointing at that roof, just standing there like this, and next thing you know, five shots ring out.”
