Assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Main

US presidential candidate Donald Trump was assassinated during a speech in Pennsylvania. The moment of the shot was captured on video, showing Trump clutching his right ear and blood on his face. According to media reports, the shooter is dead.

• The shooting occurred during a meeting between Trump and supporters. One of the rally participants was killed , two were seriously injured, CNN reports, citing the Secret Service. The shooter was killed. His identity and motives have not yet been revealed.

• Trump is now fine, US President Joe Biden said .

"There is no place for this kind of violence in America," the president said in a statement broadcast by the White House.

The New York Times, citing Trump's press secretary Steven Cheung, reports that the former president is undergoing an examination at a medical facility.

The attack was also condemned by former US President Barack Obama.

• Donald Trump himself has also already released a statement. He thanked law enforcement for their quick response to the shooting.

"Most importantly, I want to express my condolences to the family of the man who was killed at the rally, as well as the family of another man who was seriously injured. It is unbelievable that something like this could happen in our country. At this time, the shooter, who is now deceased, is unknown. I was shot and the bullet went through the top of my right ear," Trump wrote in a post on his Truthsocial account.

• CNN reports , citing sources, that the person who shot Donald Trump may have been a sniper and fired from a rooftop outside the rally where the presidential candidate was.

Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said, citing the lead detective, that the shooter "would have needed a rifle to do this." He noted that the U.S. had not seen a similar situation "since the Reagan era." The Associated Press and ABC, citing law enforcement, reported that the attack was classified as attempted murder.

• Many world political leaders have also condemned the attack, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote: "My thoughts and prayers are with Donald Trump in these dark hours."

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