coverage of the Trump assassination attempt

July 13, 2024, coverage of the Trump assassination attempt
July 13, 2024, coverage of the Trump assassination attempt
By Tori B. Powell, Shania Shelton, Matt Meyer, Isabelle D'Antonio, Emma Tucker, Jessie Yeung, Dalia Faheid, Amarachi Orie, Michelle Shen, Michael Williams and Maureen Chowdhury, Sources
What we covered here
President Joe Biden has ordered an independent review of security measures at Saturday’s campaign rally where Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.
In an address to the nation Sunday, Biden once again condemned the violence and urged Americans to let the FBI investigation unfold.
Trump, who says he was shot in the ear, was rushed off stage to safety Saturday night with blood on his face. The gunman and an audience member are dead, and two other attendees were critically injured, according to the Secret Service.
The FBI has identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Authorities say he fired multiple shots from a building rooftop just outside the rally venue before he was killed by Secret Service agents.
The Secret Service is now facing serious questions - and calls for congressional investigations - into the handling of security around the rally.