As a bullet ripped through the ear of former U.S. President Donald Trump, federal snipers reacted swiftly to gun down the shooter in an assassination attempt on the presumptive Republican nominee for the November presidential poll.
“This evening, we had what we’re calling an assassination attempt on our former president, Donald Trump,” said Kevin Rojek, the FBI special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office. “We do not currently have an identified motive.”
In a live scene shown on TV, Secret Service agents rushed onto the stage to provide security cover for Trump, who was left with a bloody face.
The attempted assassination took place at Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Two Trump supporters were critically wounded, and one other shot dead.
The FBI said it had assumed the role of the lead federal law enforcement agency in investigating the incident involving the former president that occurred Saturday evening in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Special FBI Pittsburgh Field Office agents responded immediately, including crisis response team members and evidence response technicians.
“We will continue to support this investigation with the full resources of the FBI, alongside our partners at the U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement,” an FBI statement said. “Anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is asked to call our tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.”
