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Trump shooting live updates: Local police were inside shooter's building, USSS says

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

Last Updated: July 15, 2024, 2:50 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.

    Jul 15, 2024, 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 15, 2024, 2:50 PM EDT

    Before shooting, Crooks told his dad he was going to gun range: Source

    On the day of the shooting, the 20-year-old suspected gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, told his father that he wanted to go to the gun range, so his dad let him use his AR-15-style rifle, according to a source familiar with the matter.

    Crooks would occasionally go target shooting and use his father's gun, the source told ABC News. Since this wasn't an unusual occurrence, the father didn't think anything of it at the time, the source said.

    Crooks recently purchased ammunition both online and in person, the source said.

    An aerial view shows the site during the police investigation into gunfire at a campaign rally of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, in Butler, Pa., July 14, 2024.
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    -ABC News’ Mike Levine

    Jul 15, 2024, 2:26 PM EDT

    Secret Service director to address House Oversight Committee on July 22

    Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle will address the GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Accountability at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 22.

    "The United States Secret Service has a no-fail mission, yet it failed on Saturday," committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement Monday.

    "Americans demand answers from Director Kimberly Cheatle about these security lapses and how we can prevent this from happening again," he said.

    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waves from the stage as he is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
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    Jul 15, 2024, 2:04 PM EDT

    Building where gunman was found was officer staging area

    The building where gunman Thomas Crooks scrambled onto the roof and opened fire was the staging area for the local police tactical team doing overwatch of the crowd, two law enforcement officials told ABC News.

    Sources previously told ABC News that the building had been swept, but investigators are trying to determine whether roof access had been properly locked down.

    The gunman gained roof access without a ladder, according to a source briefed on the preliminary findings.

    An aerial view shows the site during the police investigation into gunfire at a campaign rally of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, in Butler, Pa., July 14, 2024.
    Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

    -ABC News' Josh Margolin and Aaron Katersky

    Jul 15, 2024, 1:42 PM EDT

    Police looked toward roof full minute before shots fired, video shows

    New video licensed by ABC News shows police investigating near the building where the gunman was perched on the roof a full minute before shots rang out.

    In one video, at approximately 6:10 p.m. and 26 seconds, police look onto the roof as a man in white shorts points toward the building.

    New video licensed by ABC News shows police investigating near the building where the gunman was perched on the roof a full minute before shots rang out.
    Obtained by ABC News

    The next clip begins just before 6:11 p.m. Bystanders are seen fleeing the area and the first gunshots are heard about 30 seconds into the video.

    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

    -ABC News’ Victor Ordoñez and Christopher Looft

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