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One spectator was killed and two were hurt in Saturday's shooting.

Last Updated: July 13, 2024, 10:34 PM EDT

Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

Blood splattered on Trump's face as Secret Service agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to a waiting vehicle to whisk him away. Trump is "fine," a spokesperson said.

The alleged shooter was killed by snipers. One spectator was killed and two were hurt, officials said.

    1:58 PM EDT

    What we know about the shooting

    The federal investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is focused on the suspected gunman's motives for the crime and whether he was aided by others. Read more here.

    This aerial image shows the location of the stage at the Trump rally in Butler, Pa., and the suspected shooter's location on a rooftop near the venue.
    ABC News

    Jul 13, 2024, 10:34 PM EDT

    Biden spoke with Trump: White House official

    President Biden spoke with Trump, a White House official told ABC News.

    Biden also spoke with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, the official said.

    -ABC News' Mary Bruce

    Jul 13, 2024, 10:27 PM EDT

    Male shooter was killed by Secret Service counter-sniper: Source

    The suspected shooter was a man and was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

    His identity hasn't been immediately confirmed.

    FBI Director Christopher Wray briefed Biden and the national security adviser Jake Sullivan, according to the source.

    A screen grab captured from a video, shows a person who is believed to be the suspected gunman according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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    -ABC News' Pierre Thomas

    Jul 13, 2024, 10:12 PM EDT

    Biden returning to the White House from Delaware

    The president will be departing from his home in Delaware and return back to the White House tonight, officials annouced.

    Biden is expected to arrive at 12:30 a.m., the White House said.

    Jul 13, 2024, 9:56 PM EDT

    Incident officially being investigated as assassination plot: Senior official

    The shooting at the Trump rally is officially being investigated as an assassination plot on Trump, a senior defense official told ABC News.

    Early evidence indicates that there was only one shooter, according to the source.

    Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that the FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania; and the Department’s National Security Division will be involved in the investigation.

    "My heart is with the former President, those injured, and the family of the spectator killed in this horrific attack," he said in a statement. "We will not tolerate violence of any kind, and violence like this is an attack on our democracy. The Justice Department will bring every available resource to bear to this investigation."

    -ABC News' Pierre Thomas

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