Trump shot at, injured in rally

BUTLER (PENSYLVANIA): Former US president Donald Trump was shot in the ear at a rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him.

Trump soon emerged and pumped his fist in the air, appearing to mouth the words “Fight! Fight! Fight!”

The FBI later identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Pennsylvania, US media reported early on Sunday.

Crooks and one rally attendee were killed and two other spectators were injured, the Secret Service said in a statement.

The incident was being investigated as an assassination attempt, a source told Reuters.

Incumbent US President Joe Biden has since spoken to Trump after the incident, according to a White House Official. Biden also spoke with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, the official said.

Trump, 78, had just started his speech when the shots rang out. He grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium before Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him.