Former President Trump Shot During Pennsylvania Rally, Narrow Escape As Bullet Pierced His Ear

Former US President Donald Trump was injured by gunfire during a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday and was quickly escorted off stage. The Republican leader stated that he was "hit by a bullet that grazed the upper part of my right ear." Footage captured the moment Trump ducked as popping sounds were heard, followed by Secret Service agents rushing onto the stage. The 78-year-old grimaced, clutching his right ear, with blood soon visible on his face. The US Secret Service reported that the attacker fired multiple shots at the stage "from an elevated position outside of the rally venue" and was "neutralized," according to the BBC. The shooter also killed one audience member and critically injured two others. "During former President Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13 at approximately 6:15 pm, a suspected shooter fired multiple rounds toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue," said the US Secret Service in a statement.