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 17, 2024, 4:28 PM EDT

    Trump not expected to attend funeral of man killed at rally

    Former President Donald Trump is not expected to attend the funeral of Corey Comperatore, the 50-year-old spectator who was shot and killed at Saturday's rally, sources told ABC News.

    Members of the U.S. Secret Service surround Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024.
    Gene J. Puskar/AP

    Comperatore, a firefighter, died shielding his family from the gunfire, officials said. He’s survived by his wife and two daughters.

    Comperatore’s obituary said friends can pay their respects on Thursday. Funeral services will be private, the obituary said.

    -ABC News’ Soorin Kim, Kelsey Walsh and Lalee Ibssa

    Jul 17, 2024, 4:12 PM EDT

    Video obtained by WTAE appears to show gunman pacing beyond boundaries of rally

    New video obtained exclusively by Pittsburgh ABC affiliate WTAE appears to show gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks pacing just beyond the boundaries of the Trump rally at 5:06 p.m. Saturday -- about 1 hour and 5 minutes before shots were first fired. Law enforcement sources said they believe this video shows Crooks.

    Jul 17, 2024, 3:36 PM EDT

    House Homeland Security Committee asks state, local law enforcement to testify

    House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., has invited several members of Pennsylvania state and local law enforcement to testify before the committee in the "coming days."

    The invited law enforcement officers are: Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris, Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe and Butler Township Police Lt. Matthew Pearson of the Butler Township Police Department.

    Jul 17, 2024, 3:13 PM EDT

    Secret Service requested local police cruiser at building where shooter was

    The Secret Service requested a local police cruiser to be staged at the building where the shooter was perched when he attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, but local police were not able to provide one, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

    The Secret Service was told before the rally that local police would not be able to stage the cruiser by the building, sources said.

    The detail was first reported by the Washington Post.

    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surround by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
    Evan Vucci/AP

    -ABC News’ Luke Barr and Josh Margolin

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