Trump rally shooting being investigated as attempt on his life as spectator killed --One spectator and suspected shooter both confirmed dead after incident at Pennsylvania campaign event | 13 July 2024 | Law enforcement agents were investigating what they suspected was an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump after a man with a rifle fired shots at him during a campaign rally on Saturday in Butler county, Pennsylvania. The Secret Service spokesperson, Anthony Gugliemi, said on X that "the former president [was] safe" following several shots, which prompted agents protecting Trump to leap on him amid the ensuing panic. Gugliemi said Secret Service agents then fatally shot the suspected attacker -- who had fired toward Trump "from an elevated position outside of the rally venue," Gugliemi said. One spectator was killed and two others were critically wounded. The shooter was not immediately identified. In a pair of statements, Trump said he was "fine" after a bullet struck "the upper part of [his] right ear."