Scene in the video This is where the shots are fired at Donald Trump

Sven Ziegler

14.7.2024

Donald Trump has been shot at a campaign event. The shooter is dead. A video shows the moment the shots are fired.

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  • Donald Trump has been shot at a campaign rally.
  • The shooter is dead.
  • He is said to have been hit in the right ear, but was otherwise unharmed.

Shots were fired at an appearance by Donald Trump in the US state of Pennsylvania on Saturday evening (local time). The ex-president and Republican presidential candidate was apparently hit in the ear, but not seriously injured.

The suspected shooter was killed, the Secret Service announced. One bystander was killed and two others were injured and in a critical condition.

Trump himself spoke out after the attack and explained that a shot had injured his ear. The attack is being investigated by law enforcement authorities as an "attempted assassination", according to several US media outlets.