Trump shooting: Suspected shooter appears lifeless on adjacent building
Chilling video circulating on social media shows a suspected shooter dead after an attempt was made to assassinate Donald Trump.
A second clip shows a sniper guard shooting back to defend the Republican Presidential candidate.
At about 6.15pm local time, gunfire erupted while Trump was in the middle of his speech in Buttler, Pennsylvania.
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He was then seen with blood dripping down the side of his ear as he was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents.
The former president later took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to confirm that he had been shot. "I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin," he wrote.
In the first clip, the still-unidentified suspect appears to be dead or gravely injured as they lie motionless on a rooftop.
Hours after the rally, the Secret Service confirmed in a statement that the suspect was killed.
"US Secret Service personnel neutralized the shooter who is now deceased," the statement read in part.
"US Secret Service quickly responded with protective measures and the former president is safe and being evaluated."
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The protection officer behind the sniper rifle appears to notice something is amiss before flinching and correcting his shooting position.
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