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 15, 2024, 4:59 PM EDT

    Mayorkas announces independent review

    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced an independent review of the shooting and said it will be launched in "days."

    "We are, indeed, in the process of selecting who will lead the independent review. The findings indeed will be made public," he said. "It is very important that we achieve transparency so that the American people have confidence in the work of the review and its findings and recommendations. And we need to move with swiftness and urgency, because this is a security imperative."

    Mayorkas said he was committed to going "externally of the government" so that "no question of its independence can be raised."

    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
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    Mayorkas told reporters he has "100% confidence" in Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden also has confidence in the director.

    Biden told reporters Monday that he has faith in his own Secret Service detail and faith in the agency.

    -ABC News’ Justin Ryan Gomez

    Jul 15, 2024, 3:33 PM EDT

    Secret Service protection increased for Trump, adjusted for Biden

    Secret Service protection has been increased for former President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.

    The enhancement is "based on the evolving nature of threats to the former president and his imminent shift from presumptive nominee to nominee," Mayorkas said. "This includes enhancements related to securing the former president during the Republican National Convention this week. I cannot discuss specifics ... as they involve sensitive tactics and procedures. I can say, however, that personnel and other protective resources, technology and capabilities have been added."

    "Adjustments" have also been made to President Joe Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’ protective details, Mayorkas said.

    -ABC News’ Justin Ryan Gomez

    Jul 15, 2024, 3:17 PM EDT

    RFK Jr. to get Secret Service protection

    Under direction from President Joe Biden, Secret Service protection will be coordinated for presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

    "In light of this weekend's events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr.," Mayorkas told reporters at Monday’s White House briefing.

    Secret Service protection has also been increased for former President Donald Trump, Mayorkas said.

    Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with what appears to be blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.
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    -ABC News' Justin Fishel

    Jul 15, 2024, 3:11 PM EDT

    FBI gained access to shooter's phone, finished searching his home and car

    The FBI said it's gained access to suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone and investigators are continuing to analyze his electronic devices.

    Searches of Crooks’ home and car are complete, the FBI said.

    The FBI said it’s continuing to investigate the shooting "as an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and as potential domestic terrorism."

    Nearly 100 law enforcement officials, attendees and other witnesses have been interviewed, the FBI said. "That work continues," the FBI added.

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