PHOTO: Police snipers return fire after shots were fired while Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Authorities are still searching for a motive behind the shooting of former President Donald Trump during a rally on Saturday night. The 20-year-old suspect, identified as Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, left no manifesto or social media clues explaining his actions.
Gunfire erupted just minutes into Trump’s speech, sending the crowd into chaos. Trump, visibly startled, grabbed his right ear and ducked behind the podium as shots rang out. “I saw the bullets go flying toward the stage,” a rally attendee said.
Trump supporter Gary Fleeger, who was in the stands about 30 feet behind the former president, described the terrifying moment: “I could hear zing zing. I could see him go like this [raising his hand to his head] like a bee had stung him and within seconds the Secret Service was all over the top of him.”
The sniper team quickly returned fire, stopping the attack within seconds. “A very difficult job identifying the threat and neutralizing it within a second,” said Paul Eckloff, a
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