Trump: Two dead, including attacker, at a rally in which the former president was slightly wounded by gunfire in what is being investigated as an “attempted assassination.”

Trump, who it looked like there was blood in his earsAs he was escorted offstage, he raised his fist in an apparent gesture toward the audience.

Alleged shooter He is dead and a person who was part of the public would also have died.’Local District Attorney Richard Goldinger told The Associated Press news agency and local media.

The BBC’s partner in the United States, CBS, indicated that secret service agents shot the suspect dead.

Two law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS that the suspect is dead.

The Secret Service announced this in a statement Trump is safe And measures were taken for their safety.

He said the investigation is ongoing and more information will be released when it becomes available.

The Trump campaign, for its part, has hinted at The former president is “fine” and is being “examined” at a local medical center.

“President Trump thanks law enforcement and emergency services for their swift response during this heinous act,” spokesman Steven Cheung said.

The Republican presidential candidate – his candidacy will be confirmed at the Republican Convention next week – delivered a speech At a rally in Butler, PennsylvaniaA decisive state in the November elections.

There were apparent gunfire as he criticized his successor, President Joe Biden, and his administration.

Behind Trump, several supporters holding signs hid behind the noise.

An eyewitness Jason told the BBC that he heard the sound of 5 bullets.

“We saw the Secret Service jump towards Trump to protect him. Everyone in the crowd immediately went silent,” he announced.

He added that “a short while later he stood up, raised his fist in the air and said a few things,” and that “he had blood running from his ear.”

Tim, who was present at the event, told the BBC that he had heard this A “flurry” of shots.,

“There was a spray from what we initially thought was a fire hose and then the speaker on the right started falling,” he said.

“Something must have hit the hydraulic lines (causing them to fall). We saw President Trump fall to the ground Everybody started falling to the ground Because it was chaos,” he said.

Another witness, Greg, told the BBC he was outside the venue when the former president was delivering his speech and saw a man on the roof.

“We saw the guy climb onto the roof of the building next to us, about 50 feet away,” Greg said.

“He had a rifle, we could clearly see him with the rifle,” he said.

Greg said he notified the police.

“The next thing I remember is why is Trump still talking. Why hasn’t he been removed from the stage? (…) And the next thing is that five shots were fired”

The BBC has not been able to fully confirm the statements of these witnesses.

President Biden, who is in his home state of Delaware, called the incident “tragic” and said “there is no place for this type of violence in the United States of America.”

“We can’t let that happen. We can’t be like this.” we can not afford itHe indicated that he hoped to talk in detail with his predecessor later.

Politicians from both parties have condemned the apparent attack.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said that “violence directed against any political party or political leader is unacceptable.” Absolutely unacceptable,

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced that he and his wife were praying for Trump and urged “all Americans to join us.”

“My thoughts and prayers are with former President Trump. I am grateful for the decisive response of law enforcement. The United States is a democracy,” Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, said in a statement. “Political violence of any kind is never acceptable.”