How the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump unfolded
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Donald Trump assassination bid: Former U.S. President Donald Trump survives assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally, chaos ensues as gunman is shot by Secret Service.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13, 2024, that set off panic as a bloodied Trump was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried into his vehicle. A former fire chief attending the rally with family was killed, as was the gunman. Two other people were critically wounded.
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This is a brief analysis of the scene of the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as well as satellite imagery of the site, which shows the shooter was able to get astonishingly close to the stage where the former president was speaking.
Here’s what’s known so far about the timeline of the shooting:
Trump’s rally takes place at the Butler Farm Show Grounds, Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024.
The ground on 625 Evans City Road is home to the Butler Farm Show, an annual agriculture fair.
6.02 p.m. EDT - Trump takes the stage to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.” He waves at the cheering crowd and begins his regular rally speech, with spectators both in front of him and behind him on risers.
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