In the house and car of the shooter suspected in the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump, an explosive substance was found, this was reported by CNN, citing law enforcement officials, writes UNN.
Information about the discovery of explosives was confirmed to journalists by numerous sources in law enforcement agencies.
The FBI has publicly identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Authorities say he fired several shots from the roof of a building near the rally site before being killed by Secret Service agents.
Law enforcement sources said authorities used a gun to identify the shooter because he did not have identification on him.
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Former US President Donald Trump was shot during a speech in Pennsylvania. Secret Service agents escorted former US President Donald Trump off the stage after he fell to the ground at a rally in Butler.
Trump later reported that the bullet pierced the top of his right ear. The shooting killed one spectator and critically wounded two others.
The shooter, who turned out to be a 20-year-old man, was killed. According to information provided by the Secret Service, he fired several shots toward the stage from the roof of a building outside the rally site. The events are now being investigated as an assassination attempt on Trump.