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Trump shooting live updates: Authorities detail how they suspect the gunman reached roof; motive still a mystery

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

As the FBI investigation continues, questions are swirling about how a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man was able to ascend undetected to a roof near a Trump rally, gain a direct line of sight and fire several rounds at the former president. Read more here.


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Biden to give 'forceful' address to nation tonight, continue campaigning next week

President Joe Biden will deliver "a forceful and needed" address to the nation Sunday evening following the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, a campaign official told ABC News.

Biden will address the "horrifying attack" and urge "every American to come together to not just condemn, but put to an end political violence in this country once and for all," the official said.

In light of Saturday’s shooting, Biden’s campaign said they were "pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down our television ads as quickly as possible."

The campaign official said next week, "The DNC and the campaign will continue drawing the contrast between our positive vision for the future and Trump and Republicans’ backwards-looking agenda over the course of the week."


Suspicious devices found as investigators search for motive

In the ongoing investigation into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump Saturday, FBI officials said "suspicious devices" were found in the suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks' car and home.

Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek said there was a suspicious device found in the suspect's car and agents were trying to determine what it is.

Another was found in his home, Rojek said, and both were described as rudimentary.

Crooks had no known history of mental illness, per the FBI. His family is cooperating with investigators.


Milwaukee PD addresses state gun laws ahead of RNC

Milwaukee police said they don't have the authority to ban guns in the areas surrounding the Republican National Convention.

"Local ordinances in the state of Wisconsin do not supersede state law," Milwaukee Police Assistant Chief Steven Johnson said during a press briefing Sunday with the U.S. Secret Service, noting that because Wisconsin is an open carry state, no jurisdiction can supersede that state law.

"Folks should be aware of that," Johnson added.

RNC Coordinator Audrey Gibson told reporters that security officials took steps to "ban items they could ban" within the perimeter of the RNC, but "in terms of banning weapons in the outer perimeter, that is not within our purview," she said.


Secret Service not expanding perimeter for RNC: Officials

During a press briefing Sunday, U.S. Secret Service officials addressed the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and the upcoming Republican National Convention following Saturday's shooting.

"This is a national security event and that designation is the highest level that the federal government can determine," RNC coordinator Audrey Gibson said.

"We are confident in the security plans in place for this event and we’re ready to go, it's been an 18-month process," Gibson continued, adding, "We've worked together to develop operational security plans for any and all access of security."

Officials explained that the current Secret Service inner perimeter plan is the "largest inner perimeter that has been part of the convention" and that plans did not change following Saturday's shooting.

Officials said there are no known articulated threats against the RNC.