Trump shooting updates: Shooter flew drone near site hours before shooting

One spectator was killed and two were hurt in the shooting on July 13.

Last Updated: July 24, 2024, 4:49 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 July 13.

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

    Jul 14, 2024, 9:59 PM EDT

    Trump will deliver 'whole different speech' at RNC after shooting

    A day after being grazed by a bullet in an attempted assassination, former president Donald Trump said he plans to take advantage of the moment and deliver a message of unity to meet the moment.

    A person walks past a "Make America Great Once Again!" poster ahead of the 2024 Republican Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. on July 14, 2024.
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    "The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger," Trump said as he boarded his flight en route to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. "Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now."

    "It is a chance to bring the country together. I was given that chance," Trump added.

    He said that many people from the political spectrum have called him over the past 24 hours and described the moment he turned his head on stage to look at the screen, which ultimately could have saved his life.

    A view of the convention floor before the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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    "That reality is just setting in," Trump said. "I rarely look away from the crowd. Had I not done that in that moment, well, we would not be talking today, would we?"

    The world has now seen the image of the former president raising his fist with blood on his ear, and Trump said he did that because he wanted the country to know he was going to be OK. He wanted the Pennsylvania crowd to know that "America goes on, we go forward, that we are strong."

    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is helped into a vehicle at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024.
    Gene J. Puskar/AP

    Trump recalled, "The energy coming from the people there in that moment, they just stood there; it’s hard to describe what that felt like, but I knew the world was looking. I knew that history would judge this, and I knew I had to let them know we are OK."

    -ABC News’ Kelsey Walsh

    Jul 14, 2024, 9:41 PM EDT

    Trump underwent a precautionary CT scan after shooting: Sources

    Former President Donald Trump underwent a precautionary CT scan after he was shot on the upper ear during his campaign event Saturday, sources told ABC News.

    The scan came back clear, sources said.

    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024.
    Gene J. Puskar/AP

    Trump is in Milwaukee Sunday ahead of the Republican National Convention that begins Monday.

    -ABC News' Aaron Katersky

    Jul 14, 2024, 9:38 PM EDT

    Rep. Ronny Jackson claims Trump is 'unfazed' by assassination attempt

    Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, who says his nephew was injured while in the crowd during Trump’s Saturday rally, told ABC News Trump is "completely unfazed" by the assassination attempt.

    "He's normal Trump," Jackson said in Milwaukee Sunday night, adding that the former president is "really motivated and fired up" after the shooting.

    Jackson also said Trump was feeling good about being in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.

    "He could have not come today based on what happened yesterday, but he wants to make sure that we stick to the schedule. He committed to some stuff today, and he's here," he said.

    Jul 14, 2024, 8:44 PM EDT

    Suspected rally gunman was member of local shooting club

    The man suspected of taking aim at former President Donald Trump Saturday night was a member of a local shooting club, counsel for the club confirms to ABC News.

    Thomas Crooks belonged to Clairton Sportsmen's Club, in Clairton, Pennsylvania, roughly 12 miles south of Pittsburgh, which has a variety of shooting ranges.

    Undated photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks.
    Obtained by ABC News

    "I can confirm that Mr. Crooks was a member of Clairton Sportsmen's Club," Robert S. Bootay III, attorney for the club, said in a statement.

    "Beyond that, the Club is unable to make any additional commentary in relation to this matter in light of pending law enforcement investigations," Bootay continued.

    "Obviously, the Club fully admonishes the senseless act of violence that occurred yesterday. The Club also offers its sincerest condolences to the Comperatore family and extends prayers to all of those injured including the former President," he said.

    -ABC News' Sasha Pezenik

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