Trump Assassination Attempt: Biden To Address US. Bomb-Making Materials Found In Suspect's Vehicle & Home — Updates

Donald Trump was rushed off the stage by the Secret Services after the gunshots fired during his election rally pierced the upper part of his right ear.

Donald Trump was rushed off the stage by the Secret Services after the gunshots fired during his election rally pierced his right ear.

Source : X

The law enforcement officials stated that they had found bomb-making materials inside the vehicle of the suspect involved in assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump, who got injured during his election rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The 78-year-old presumptive Republican presidential nominee was rushed off stage by the Secret Services after the gunshots pierced the upper part of his right ear, leaving him blood streaked across his face.

US President Joe Biden, who condemned the incident calling it "sick" is set to address the nation on July 14, following a Situation Room briefing regarding the apparent assassination attempt on Trump, Associated Press reported.

Here's what has happened so far

• Trump was released from hospital after which he flew to New Jersey and landed at Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after midnight, AP reported.
• Melania Trump, Donald Trump's wife, released a statement on X, condemning the assassination bid on her husband. She recalled watching her husband getting hit and urged America to "ascend above hate". She referred to the shooter as a "monster" who tried to "ring out Donald's passion".
• Trump said that he was injured but "fine" and asked US to "stand united" and to show the "true character as Americans," remaining "strong and determined". He stressed that it was "more important than ever to stay united."
• After escaping the assassination bid, Trump recalled how he "knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin." 
• The shooter, identified as a 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot dead by the Secret Services agents after he fired at Trump from an "elevated position outside of the rally venue." 
• The shooter was registered Republican and would have voted for the first time in the November elections, PTI reported.

• The investigators said that the weapon was purchased by Crook's father at least six months ago. The motive behind the assassination attempt is yet to be ascertained.
• Two witnesses claimed that they saw the shooter move from roof to roof during the rally. 
• It is being probed how the suspect, armed with an AR-style rifle, managed to get so close to Trump. The roof was less than 150 meters away from where the former President was standing in the rally.
• One rally-goer was killed and two others were critically injured in the attack. 
• Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro identified the deceased as a former fire chief. He was attending the rally with his family and "died a hero" as he dove on his family to protect them from the shots, AP reported.
• US President Joe Biden called the attack "sick" and said: "There’s no place in America for this type of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick,"
• On July 13, Biden also spoke to Trump, hours after his rival Trump survived the attack.
• Several world leaders including PM Modi, British PM Keir Starmer, French President Emmauel Macron, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, among others, denounced the attack on Trump.
• Wishing the former US President a speedy recovery, PM Modi posted on X: "Deeply concerned by the attack on my friend, former President Donald Trump. Strongly condemn the incident. Violence has no place in politics and democracies. Wish him speedy recovery."
• The attack was the first attempt to assassinate a President or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.