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Excerpt from www.vanityfair.com
Former President Donald Trump was rushed off the stage Saturday by the Secret Service after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One rally attendee was reportedly killed in the attack and another was seriously injured. The suspected shooter was immediately shot and killed by the Secret Service.
Trump was just minutes into his address when witnesses said they heard shots fired. Video from the scene showed him falling to the ground and then being tackled by Secret Service agents. As Trump was carried from the scene, he grimaced and struck a defiant pose, pumping his fist for the crowd. Blood was visible near one of his ears.
“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” Trump said in a statement hours later. “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.”
