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Trump shooting live updates: Details of assassination attempt coming into focus

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

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.


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.


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Secret Service director to appear for public hearing in House next week

The House Oversight Committee will receive a briefing from the Secret Service on Tuesday, a source told ABC News.

Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle is then expected to appear for a public hearing in the House on July 22, the source added, citing conversations with the Secret Service. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said on Fox News Monday morning that he's "100% confident" the hearing with Cheatle will happen.

The Secret Service will also brief GOP committee members later on Monday, a source familiar with House Committee on Homeland Security told ABC News.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller


Jill Biden spoke with Melania Trump

First lady Jill Biden spoke with former first lady Melania Trump by phone on Sunday afternoon, a White House official told ABC News.

The White House did not share any further details about the call.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller and Molly Nagle


Direct line of sight 'should not occur,' Mayorkas says

The gunman who fired on former President Donald Trump on Saturday should never have been able to get a "direct line" of sight, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.

"A direct line of sight like that to the former president should not occur," Mayorkas told ABC News' on "Good Morning America" on Monday. "That's why president Biden directed an independent review of the incident."

"We have to learn everything about the assailant ... and we are going to really study the event independently and make recommendations to the Secret Service," he said.


Secret Service director announces changes for Trump security detail

The U.S. Secret Service has added additional security to former President Donald Trump's detail ahead of the Republican National Convention, the agency’s director, Kimberly Cheatle, said in a statement on Monday.

“In addition to the additional security enhancements we provided former President Trump's detail in June, we have also implemented changes to his security detail since Saturday to ensure his continued protection for the convention and the remainder of the campaign,” Cheatle said.

The former president will have additional tactical officers, including SWAT, added to his detail, along with other updates, a law enforcement source told ABC News.

-ABC News’ Pierre Thomas