Eyewitness video shows the moment Thomas Matthew Crooks opens fire on former President Donald Trump and is quickly stopped by Secret Service.  

Video shows Trump rally shooter stopped by Secret Service

Pennsylvania State

Butler, PA

The father of 20-year-old would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Crooks was previously identified by the former president’s campaign as one of the voters in his area most likely to respond favorably to pro-gun messaging. That’s according to confidential data obtained by Britain’s Channel 4 News, which said 53-year-old Matthew...

Campaign data identified Trump shooter’s father as a ‘strong Republican, likely gun owner, and hunter’

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Queen City News

Access to the phone could potentially provide information about a motive.

FBI has ‘successfully gained access’ to phone of suspected Trump rally shooter

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Bethel Park, PA

Washington — As federal investigators try to piece together a motive for 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man identified as the would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump, they are finding more questions than answers. FBI officials cautioned Sunday the investigation is still in the early stages but said...

New information emerges on Trump shooting suspect

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Business Insider

A former secret service agent told Business Insider that the agency's "site plan" for the Trump rally will likely be a main focus for investigators.

Former Secret Service agent says counter snipers at Trump rally should have had '360 degree coverage' of surrounding buildings

The FBI said Sunday it has identified a suspect but has not yet established a motive for Saturday’s assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, one of the highest-profile acts of U.S. political violence in decades. The law enforcement agency said 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a resident of...

FBI identifies suspect in Trump assassination attempt

Washington — More than 24 hours after a lone gunman tried to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, the shooter’s motivations remain a mystery. FBI agents have descended on Butler, a small city in a rural part of western Pennsylvania trying to piece together why 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks climbed to the top of a roof overlooking a Trump campaign rally and fired multiple shots, injuring the former president, while killing one spectator and critically injuring two more.

Motive still a mystery in attempted Trump assassination

Former President Donald Trump survived an attempt on his life at a campaign rally on Saturday evening. VOA’s Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Washington that the deadly shooting in Pennsylvania is being investigated as an assassination attempt.

Trump survives assassination attempt a campaign rally

WashingtonExaminer

The Secret Service said local police were supposed to secure the rooftop from which gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.  The federal agency noted the area was outside its designated perimeter for protection.  Local Pennsylvania police officers were responsible for securing and patrolling the factory grounds of American Glass Research, […]

Secret Service shifts blame to local police for not securing Trump rally surroundings

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service was under intense scrutiny on Sunday after a gunman managed to evade its agents and open fire on former President Donald Trump at a political rally, with Republican leaders vowing swift investigations and President Joe Biden calling for an independent review.

US Secret Service faces scrutiny after Trump shooting

DC News Now

Trump was on stage for just a short time at a rally in Butler, Pa., before gunshots rang out and Secret Service agents stormed the stage. Trump’s ear was bloodied, and some blood had run onto his face.

Trump ‘in great spirits’ after shooting, son says

Mediaite

Former President Donald Trump is safe and “protective measures” are in place around him following an attack at a Saturday rally in Pennsylvania, said a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service. “This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available,” read the statement. Trump could be seen with […]
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Secret Service Says Trump Is Safe, Active Investigation Into Attack Ongoing

Butler County, PA

House Speaker Mike Johnson raised concerns about what appeared to be a glaring security breach at a Pennsylvania rally where a shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.  Johnson says he’s talked to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about law enforcement’s failure to use drones and other basic security measures to protect Trump as […]

Johnson promises investigation into Secret Service Security breach at Trump rally

Virginia State

Virginia Wendy Williams fans, this is your July 2024 update on the former talk show host. Her best friend of 44 years, Regina Schell, has shared recent concerns with TV Show Aces and says she has not seen or talked to Wendy in more than a year.

Wendy Williams fans are worried after her best friend claims not to have heard from her in a year

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Fox News

Former President Trump is alive and well following a near-death experience at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a gunman shot him in the right ear.

Trump rally shooting: 5 key details so far

NewsBreak

Secret Service under scrutiny following shooting at Trump rally

Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Saturday, the U.S. Secret Service is under heightened scrutiny. A lone gunman’s bullet...

Secret Service under scrutiny following shooting at Trump rally

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