Butler, PA Rally Shooting — Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump (2024-07-13)
During a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds, a shooter identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks opens fire from an elevated position on the AGR building rooftop, approximately 130 yards from the stage. Trump is struck in the ear. Corey Comperatore, a rally attendee, is killed. David Dutch and James Copenhaver are critically wounded. The shooter is neutralized by Secret Service counter-snipers. The shooter was identified as suspicious by local law enforcement on police radio 26 minutes before the shooting, but this information was not relayed to Secret Service command. The event raises immediate questions about systemic security failures and conflicting official statements.
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