Former President Donald Trump announced on social media that he was grazed by a bullet during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
The Secret Service responded to the gunfire by shooting and killing the suspected assailant.
Federal authorities are treating the incident as an attempted assassination of Trump.
The Secret Service reported that one spectator was killed and two others were critically injured when multiple shots were fired.
Information about the suspected shooter and the weapon used is not yet available.
A spokesperson confirmed that Trump is “fine and being checked out at a local medical facility” after being quickly moved off the stage for safety.
President Biden condemned the violence, stating, “There is no place in America for this sort of violence. It’s sick.”
Leaders from both parties, including former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, immediately expressed their concern and support for Trump, unanimously condemning political violence.
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