Trump rally shooting being investigated as attempt on his life as spectator killed
by David Smith in Washington and Ramon Antonio Vargas from US news | The Guardian on (#6P6MQ)
One spectator and suspected shooter both confirmed dead after incident at Pennsylvania campaign event
Law enforcement agents were investigating what they suspected was an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump after a man with a rifle fired shots at him during a campaign rally on Saturday in Butler county, Pennsylvania.
The Secret Service spokesperson, Anthony Gugliemi, said on X that the former Republican president was safe" following several shots, which prompted agents protecting Trump to leap on him amid the ensuing panic. Gugliemi said Secret Service agents then fatally shot the suspected attacker - who had fired toward Trump from an elevated position outside of the rally venue", Gugliemi said.
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