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== Shooting ==
[[File:2024 Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump Diagram.png|thumb|A map diagram illustrating the approximate locations of Thomas Matthew Crooks (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=July 13, 2024 |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=July 14, 2024 |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=July 13, 2024 |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=July 14, 2024 |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]]
Trump was shot at approximately 6:11 p.m. [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]<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=":02">{{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 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> during his campaign rally.<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=July 13, 2024 |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=July 14, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Jeremy Herb, Jeff Zeleny, Holmes Lybrand, Evan |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Trump injured in shooting at Pennsylvania rally {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/politics/trump-injured-pennsylvania-rally/index.html |access-date=July 14, 2024 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714001239/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/politics/trump-injured-pennsylvania-rally/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Six minutes into Trump's speech,<ref name="Layne-20242">{{cite news |last1=Layne |first1=Nathan |last2=Larson |first2=Soren |date=July 13, 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=July 13, 2024 |agency=Reuters}}</ref> Thomas Matthew Crooks fired multiple shots from an [[AR-15–style rifle]] into the rally.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":02" /> Crooks did not undergo security screening
A bullet struck Trump in his upper right ear, then he ducked.<ref name="Watson-2024">{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Kathryn |date=July 13, 2024 |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=July 14, 2024 |publisher=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714014754/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-shots-pierced-injured-ear-rally-pennsylvania/ |url-status=live }}</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 |publisher=[[Sky News]]}}</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=July 13, 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=July 13, 2024 |agency=Reuters}}</ref> he rose with blood on his ear and face and told Secret Service agents that he needed his shoes. Trump then raised his fist and pumped it at the crowd, with cheers and chants of "[[U-S-A!|USA]]" in response by the crowd. He was then escorted to a vehicle and brought to a nearby hospital.<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 rally-goers were hit, leaving one person dead and two critically injured.<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 was in the left-hand bleachers at the venue.<ref name="Abraham-2024" /> U.S. Representative [[Ronny Jackson]] 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>
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