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One spectator was killed and two were critically hurt in Saturday's shooting.

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Gunman purchased 50 rounds of ammunition hours before shooting at Trump rally, investigators say
Gunman purchased 50 rounds of ammunition hours before shooting at Trump rally, investigators sayThomas Matthew Crooks told his father that he wanted to go to the gun range, so his dad let him use his AR-15-style rifle, sources say

Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

Blood splattered on Trump's face as Secret Service agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to a waiting vehicle to whisk him away. Trump is "fine," a spokesperson said.

The alleged shooter was killed by snipers. Corey Comperatore, a firefighter and a father of two daughters, died in the shooting Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said. Two other people who attended the rally were also injured.

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Jul 15, 2024, 1:16 AM

Timeline: How the Trump assassination attempt unfolded

Here's a a minute-by-minute timeline of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
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Jul 16, 2024, 3:34 PM GMT

Injured victim shot in chest, liver; out of medically induced coma

One of the men injured in Saturday's shooting, 57-year-old David Dutch, was shot in the chest and liver, according to the Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania.

Dutch is no longer in a medically induced coma and has been upgraded from critical to stable condition, the organization said.

Dutch is a former Marine who serves as commandant of his Marine Corps League detachment, the organization said.

The other injured victim, 74-year-old James Copenhaver, has also been upgraded from critical to stable condition, officials said.

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Jul 16, 2024, 3:18 PM GMT

Trump: Bullet 'sounded like the world's largest mosquito'

In a private phone call with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former President Donald Trump said the bullet "sounded like the world's largest mosquito."

RFK Jr.'s son posted on X a video of the call, which was filmed from what looks to be RFK Jr.'s hotel room. RFK Jr. had Trump on speaker phone.

The younger Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy III, removed the post after his father said on X that he was "mortified" it became public.

Trump also told RFK Jr. about the phone call he received from President Joe Biden after Saturday's assassination attempt.

"It was very nice, actually. He called me, and he said, 'How did you choose to move to the right?' (Inaudible) Everybody's looking straight on," Trump said. "I said, 'I was just showing a chart.'"

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Jul 16, 2024, 1:56 PM GMT

Shooting suspect planned to attend local 4-year university this fall

Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old suspected gunman, planned to attend Robert Morris University this fall, according to a school spokesperson.

Robert Morris University is a private, four-year university located outside of Pittsburgh.

"We have been in touch with law enforcement and stand ready to assist in their investigation," school spokesperson Brian Edwards said.

Crooks had earned his associate degree in science from a local community college and graduated in May with high honors.

He was accepted into both RMU and the University of Pittsburgh, a public-research university also a close drive from his home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

A spokesperson for the University of Pittsburgh said Crooks was told in February that he could attend this fall semester as a transfer student. In March, Crooks informed Pitt that he would not attend.

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Jul 16, 2024, 12:21 PM GMT

Visual Timeline: How the assassination attempt unfolded

A minute-by-minute analysis of multiple videos from Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

Visual Timeline: How Donald Trump's assassination attempt unfolded