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

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Last Updated: July 18, 2024, 9:21 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.

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

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
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    8:04 AM EDT

    What we know about the shooting

    New details have emerged about the suspected shooter at former President Donald Trump's rally over the weekend, including what first brought Thomas Matthew Crooks under suspicion. Read more here.

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    This graphic shows the location of the stage at the Trump rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024, and the suspected shooter's location on a rooftop near the venue.
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    9:21 PM EDT

    Thomas Matthew Crooks visited Pennsylvania rally site morning of shooting

    The suspected gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally over the weekend had visited and left the event site in Butler, Pennsylvania, before returning that evening, sources told ABC News.

    A drone view during the police investigation into gunfire at a campaign rally of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2024.
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    Crooks came to the rally site on the morning of the shooting, stayed there for an hour, left and then came back sometime in the early 5 p.m. ET hour, sources said.

    8:32 PM EDT

    Suspected gunman seen with range finder and duffel bag before shooting, sources say

    The suspected gunman at former President Donald Trump's rally Saturday was seen with a range finder and a duffel bag ahead of the deadly shooting, multiple law enforcement sources confirm to ABC News.

    This 2021 photo provided by Bethel Park School District shows student Thomas Matthew Crooks who graduated from Bethel Park High School with the Class of 2022, in Bethel Park, Pa.
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    Attendees who spotted the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the items notified law enforcement, sources said.

    Additionally, Crooks had two cell phones, one on him and a second one found at his home, sources said.

    8:27 PM EDT

    DHS Inspector General opens 3rd probe into US Secret Service

    The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General is opening its third probe into the security that led to the assassination attempt of former President Trump.

    In a statement Thursday, the agency said the third probe will investigate the U.S. Secret Service's planning and implementation activities for protective operations.

    "Our objective is to determine the extent to which the Secret Service plans and implements protective activities to ensure the safety and security of designated protectees," the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General said.

    The announcement follows two prior probes into the deadly shooting at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend.

    The first, announced on Tuesday, initiated a review to examine the Secret Service's process to secure the campaign event.

    The second, opened Wednesday, initiated a review of the Secret Service Counter Sniper Team's preparedness and operations.

    7:04 PM EDT

    Trump met with Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle in Milwaukee

    Former President Donald Trump met with Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle to discuss the assassination attempt made against him at his Pennsylvania rally Saturday, a source told ABC News.

    The meeting took place on Tuesday at the former president's hotel in Milwaukee, the source said.

    This comes as Republicans are calling for Cheatle's resignation in the wake of the deadly shooting.

    -ABC News' Luke Barr

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