FBI probing Trump rally shooting as assassination attempt | 14 July 2024 | Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday campaign rally, in an attack that left the Republican presidential candidate's face streaked with blood and prompted his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air, mouthing the words "Fight! Fight! Fight!" The shooter was dead, one rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were injured, the Secret Service said in a statement. The incident was being investigated as an assassination attempt. Republican U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas told Fox News his nephew had been wounded at the rally. The shooting raised immediate questions about security failures by the Secret Service, which provides former presidents including Trump with lifetime protection.