Attempted assassination of Donald Trump

On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt while addressing a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, fired eight rounds from an AR-15–style rifle from the roof of a building 400 feet from the stage. Trump was shot and wounded in his upper right ear. Additionally, Crooks killed audience member Corey Comperatore and critically injured two other audience members. Crooks was subsequently shot and killed by the United States Secret Service's Counter Sniper Team.