AP: shooting at rally being investigated as an assassination attempt on Trump

AP: shooting at rally being investigated as an assassination attempt on Trump

Kyiv  •  UNN

July 14 2024, 12:41 AM • 45728 views

Trump could have been the target of a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which is being investigated as an attempted murder.

The 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, was probably the target of a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reported. According to the agency's sources, the incident is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the Republican, UNN reports.

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According to the AP, the suspected shooter was killed by Secret Service officers. The alleged perpetrator was not a participant in the rally. This was the first attempted assassination attempt on a president or presidential candidate since the 1981 attack on Ronald Reagan.

After the incident, Biden spoke to journalists and answered questions about whether it was an assassination attempt. He said he "doesn't know enough" to draw conclusions.

"I want to make sure that we have all the facts before drawing any conclusions," the president said.

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