2024-07-15 10:37:14
Washington: There has been an attempt to attack former President Donald Trump before the elections in America. He was shot close to his ear, due to which blood was seen splattered on his face and shirt. Now another video related to the attack has come, in which the swiftness of the US Secret Service can be seen. It is seen that the Secret Service sniper had already spotted the attacker. The video shows that the Secret Service sniper shot the attacker from a rooftop hundreds of yards away. The attack took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. The video shows that Donald Trump holds his ear and at the same time the Secret Service sniper steps back and looks at his gun. This was the time when Trump was shot and hit his ear. The killer was shot at 6.15 pm on Saturday. According to eyewitnesses, a man armed with a rifle was on the roof of a building at a distance of about 120 meters. Security officials have recovered an AR-style rifle from the scene. Binoculars can also be attached to it for aiming.
People saw the attacker
In this incident, the suspected attacker fired at least eight bullets outside the security cordon, due to which there is also a demand for investigation about the lapse in security. A witness to the murder revealed that he had warned the Secret Service agents that a man had climbed onto a nearby roof with a rifle. According to the BBC report, the witness’ name is Greg. He told that he had seen the suspected gunman climbing onto the roof outside the event and was shocked by the lack of action on the part of the agents.
What did Trump say?
After being shot, the Secret Service agents standing on the stage surrounded him. But even during this time, Trump was seen encouraging his supporters. Trump raised his fist and showed it to the people, after which the crowd started shouting slogans for him enthusiastically. Trump has issued a statement from the hospital, in which he told what happened to him. He has issued a statement on Truth Social confirming that he was shot. He also thanked the Secret Service and security agencies for their quick response.