Trump Rally Attendee Speaks; Helped carry the body of shooting victim

service killed them here's Julia Benbrook chaos erupting at a campaign rally for former president Donald Trump Saturday evening in Butler Pennsylvania gunshots heard ringing out what happened then the former president dropping to the ground more bangs are heard mixed with screams from the crowd moments later you see Secret Service agents swarm and lift up Trump his face bloodied Trump then pumping his fist and shouting to show he's okay as he's rushed away a spokesperson for Trump saying quote president Trump thanks law enforcement and First Responders for their quick action during this heinous act he is fine and being checked out at a local medical facility more details will follow the Secret Service killing the suspected shooter law enforcement says he was positioned on a building rooftop just outside the rally it's very shocking it's just I think a lot of people the crowd just thought it was fireworks going off I knew immediately it was gunshots a secret service spokesperson saying this is an active investigation and law enforcement officials say this is being investigated as a possible assassination attempt there's a detail that's with the president 24 hours a day but um also you have to remember uh the former president isn't that long out of office so there are still threats uh that linger that that carry over from his time in office the incident happening just days ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee where the 45th president will formally accept the Republican party's nomination for president President Joe Biden denouncing the shooting there's no place in America for this kind of violence it's sick it's sick now let's show you the venue the layout of the venue where former president Trump's rally was happening yesterday you can see the rooftop where the gunman was able to set up and fire multiple rounds here's the map the building is part of a manuf uring plant near the Butler Farm showgrounds where Trump was speaking it's about 500 ft away from the stage for reference that's a distance that we're told US Army recruits must be able to hit a humanized target with the M16 rifle to qualify so let's break down now the latest information we've learned about the shooting at former president Trump's rally early this morning the Secret Service identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew krooks of bethl Park Pennsylvania we know that krooks has no criminal record he is registered as a republican voter but he donated $15 to a progressive turnout a democratic donation platform we've also learned that former president Trump was taken to a hospital to be checked out before leaving Pennsylvania reaction from those who attended yesterday's rally continues to come in and give us insight as to what happened yesterday one man describes helping law enforcement carried the body of the victim who was shot and killed by the gunman State Police and a SWAT team you know showed started evacuating the bleachers and then I helped carry the man out of the bleachers to a tent that was behind um the bleachers you helped carry the man yourself what was his condition when you were carrying him he's deceased he died how close were you to him uh couple yards I mean it wasn't very far did you know the man no it's police stranger I'm Eric Miller in the WR live Center do

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Length: 3min 30sec (210 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 14 2024