Donald Trump wounded after shots fired at Pa. rally; FBI identifies alleged shooter

The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Western Pennsylvania, as the alleged shooter in an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

Crooks resided in Bethel Park, a suburb of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, according to public records.

Lt. Col. George Bivens has become a familiar face for Pennsylvanians in high-profile cases in recent years. He held daily press conferences during the manhunt for Danilo Cavalcante, an escaped murderer who fled police for two weeks before his recapture.

Bivens returned to the national stage in a Butler Township municipal building late Saturday night as one of the faces of Pennsylvania State Police’s response to the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.

The suspect who opened fire at former president Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa. is a 20-year-old man from the state, law enforcement officials told the Associated Press.

Police on Saturday had not yet publicly released the identity of the shooter who attempted to assassinate Trump, because they were waiting for DNA confirmation. The shooter did not have any identification on him, after he was killed by law enforcement.

State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens, who was the public face of the Danilo Cavalcante manhunt last year, emphasized there was no active threat to the area during a Saturday evening news conference.

“At this time we have no reason to believe that there is any other existing threat out there,” Bivens added.

Law enforcement is not identifying the suspect who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa.

Investigators are still confirming the suspect’s identity through DNA, because the shooter lacked any identification on his person, said FBI Special Agent Kevin Rojek at a news conference late Saturday. Police are “close” to identifying the suspect, he added.

The FBI is taking the lead in the investigation of Saturday's deadly shooting at a Donald Trump rally in Western Pa.

"Special agents of the FBI Pittsburgh Field Office responded immediately, to include crisis response team members and evidence response technicians," the agency said in a statement.

President Joe Biden is returning to the White House a day early after former President Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting at a rally in Butler, Pa. Saturday.

According to the president's updated calendar, Biden is scheduled to depart his Rehoboth Beach home at 10:30 p.m. Eastern and travel back to Washington, D.C., arriving at the White House around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Former President Donald Trump still plans to attend the Republican National convention next week in Milwaukee, which will begin on schedule, according to organizers.

“President Trump looks forward to joining you all in Milwaukee as we proceed with our convention to nominate him to serve as the 47th President of the United States,” Trump campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita and Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley and co-chair Lara Trump said in a statement.

Law enforcement recovered an AR-style rifle following a shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pa., according to the Associated Press.

The suspected shooter was killed by the Secret Service. No further information has been released.

Rep. Dan Meuser (R., Pa) was in the first row of the rally with Rep. Mike Kelly (R., Pa) and Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick.

"It was hard to determine the first couple of shots ... But after the third and fourth shot, it was clear that it was in fact gunfire," Meuser said. He noted that someone on the bleachers behind him was hit.

In a post on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump said he was struck by a bullet in his right ear during a shooting at his rally in Buther, Pa. Saturday.

"I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear," Trump wrote, adding that he felt it "ripping through the skin."

At least one rally attendee is dead and another is in serious condition following a shooting at Donald Trump’s speech in Butler, Pa., according to Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger.

Speaking to CNN, Goldinger said the shooter was outside the grounds of the rally and didn’t pass through magnetometers set up to protect the former president and rally attendees.

Nathan Ryber has been to four Trump rallies. He said protocol for this rally was the same that it has always been.

“You go through Secret Service and you go through a metal detector,” he said.

President Joe Biden condemned all “political violence” in a speech Saturday night following a shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa.

“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick, it’s sick,” Biden said. “We have to unite this country. We cannot allow this to be happening.

President Joe Biden will be delivering remarks from the White House’s emergency briefing room in Rehoboth Beach, Del., which is set up whenever the president travels to allow him to deliver remarks to the country in a matter of minutes.

The Biden campaign is pausing all messaging to supporters and is working to pull down all of its television ads as quickly as possible, the campaign said.

President Joe Biden said he was briefed about the shooting and was "grateful" former President Donald Trump wasn't seriously injured.

"I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information," Biden said in a statement

Corey Check thought he was going to die as he sat on the bleachers behind Trump.

“I think I’m going to be traumatized after this,” he said.

Jon David Longo, a former member of the marine corps and RNC delegate, was excited to attend the rally. He was one of the warm up speakers before Trump and was able to meet the president.

He attended the event alongside his family, including his wife, who found out just recently that she is pregnant. He sat in the front row behind Trump on the bleachers.

Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick was in the front row of Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pa. when what sounded like gunfire rang out.

"All the sudden shots started to crack, someone behind me appears to have been shot,” McCormick told POLITICO. “There’s lots of blood, and then the Secret Service were all over President Trump.”

The Secret Service says former President Donald Trump is "safe" after being injured at a rally in Butler, Pa.

"The Secret Service has implemented protective measures and the former President is safe," the Secret Service said in a statement. "This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available."

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he’s been briefed on the situation at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“Violence targeted at any political party or political leader is absolutely unacceptable,” Shapiro added. “It has no place in Pennsylvania or the United States.”

Donald Trump is "fine" after being evacuated from the stage at a rally in Butler, Pa.

"President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act," a spokesperson said in a statement. "He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow."

After a series of loud popping sounds at a rally in Butler, Pa., former President Donald Trump ducked behind his podium along with the crowd behind him.

Once the loud popping began, someone from the crowd shouted "Get down" and Trump touched his right ear before ducking behind the podium.

About an hour after his speech was scheduled to begin. Donald Trump took the stage around 6 p.m. at a rally in Butler, Pa.

"Hello Butler, hello to Pennsylvania," Trump said to start his speech before telling his supporters the country "is going to hell."

Vice President Kamala Harris fervently defended President Joe Biden while framing the 2024 election as a “last line of defense” against extremism in her first visit to Pennsylvania since some congressional Democrats began calling for Biden to step aside in favor of Harris.

While addressing a conference of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander voters in Philadelphia Harris — who made history as the first Asian American, woman, and Black person to serve as vice president — highlighted the administration’s first term accomplishments while acknowledging the last few days have proven how hard it is to run for president.

Medical emergencies were occurring throughout the crowd at Trump's Butler, Pa. rally, which is taking place outside, CBS News Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.

He adds that there are no shaded areas in the audience and that the small pallets of water bottles provided are ineffective. It's around 89 degrees in Butler today.

About an hour after Kamala Harris concluded her remarks in Philadelphia, Donald Trump is slated to speak in Western Pennsylvania.

Trump was expected to take the stage at 5 p.m. at the Butler Farm Show in Butler County. You can stream his remarks live on YouTube.

Hundreds of people gathered inside Reading Terminal Market Saturday as Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Little Thai Market. She was joined by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Running in the small corridors, onlookers lifted their phones to record and whispered, “That’s Kamala.”

A group of protesters erupted during Kamala Harris’ speech from a corner of the room and were ultimately escorted out. Supporters chanted over the protesters, repeating “four more years.”

“And we will have those four more years,” Harris said, which was met with cheers.”

While highlighting first-term accomplishments for the Biden administration, Kamala Harris turned her attention to a project local to Philadelphia - the Chinatown Stitch.

The project seeks to reconnect parts of Chinatown that were separated by the Vine Street Expressway.

Speaking to a crowd of Asian and Pacific Islander American voters in Philadelphia, Vice President Kamala Harris issued a strong defense of President Joe Biden amid calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.

“We always knew this election would be tough, and the past few days have been a reminder that running for president of the United States is never easy, nor should it be,” Harris said, calling Biden a “fighter” who is the first to say “when you get knocked down, you get right back up.”

To the sound of "Living in America," a small crowd holding signs in support of Donald Trump danced on the corner of 17th and Vine Streets during Vice President Kamala Harris' visit.

The 10 supporters made their way to Center City from different parts of Philly and the suburbs.

Philadelphia Councilmember Nina Ahmad, the first Bangladeshi woman to serve on Council, applauded the power built by AAPI communities while listing the number of Asian Americans serving in prominent roles in the Biden administration.

“What does representation look like? It looks like having the first ever Asian American and African American woman as our vice president, Kamala Harris,” she said.

Calls for Joe Biden to step aside have been escalated since last month, fueled by fears he can't defeat Donald Trump or serve another four years following his poor debate performance. But some of the attendees at the event defended Biden in interviews with the Inquirer, expressing that they believe his debate performance has been over-scrutinized.

Glenn Magpantay, 55, a Biden delegate who lives in Queens and serves on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, vowed his support for the president at the convention.

Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Philadelphia, touching down at the airport just before 2:30 p.m., according to pool reports.

Harris and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D,. Hawaii), who is also slated to speak at today's event, were greeted by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D., Pa.).

Attendees lined Broad Street in hot temperatures to get into Saturday's presidential town hall, where the Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to speak. Members of various Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) groups hailed from all over the country, including New York, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Nevada, as well as Philadelphia and the suburbs, as multiple groups had conferences scheduled in the area for the weekend.

Some attendees were hesitant to speak about politics because of the nonpartisan and 501c3 status of their groups, but various attendees expressed they want AAPI voters to be heard by politicians.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is encouraging Democrats to rally behind Biden to deny Trump another term as president.

In a New York Times opinion piece, the progressive senator called Biden “the most effective president in the modern history of our country.” Sanders said despite his disastrous debate performance, he’s the strongest candidate to defeat Trump.

President Joe Biden won't be appearing at any events this weekend, even as Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden hit the road to campaign.

After speaking at a political rally in Detroit Friday night, Biden flew back to Delaware and will spend the weekend at his Rehoboth Beach home, according to the president's public schedule.

President Joe Biden on Friday forcefully defied the growing number of critics in his own party who have called on him to exit the race, pivoting to warnings about a second Donald Trump term and declaring he was “not done yet.”

As a raucous Detroit crowd chanted “don’t you quit!” and “we got your back!” Biden said — again — that he was still running for reelection and vowed to “shine a spotlight on Donald Trump” and what the Republican would do if he returned to the White House. Biden lambasted an expansive far-right policy agenda crafted by conservative think tanks that Trump has scrambled to distance himself from, while ticking off several items on his own wish list for the first 100 days of his second term.

The organization hosting Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Saturday released a poll this week that shows President Joe Biden’s support among Asian American voters has declined since 2020.

Harris will be the keynote speaker for a presidential town hall on Saturday held by Asian Pacific Islander American Vote, a civic engagement group focused on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Donald Trump will be holding a rally in Western Pennsylvania Saturday. The event is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. at the Butler Farm Show in Butler County.

It is Trump’s fifth visit to Pennsylvania this year, and it will be his last event before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee Monday, leading some to speculate he could announce his vice presidential pick. Former Vice President Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate during the 2016 and 2020 elections, isn’t supporting the former president and refused to go along with a plan to overturn the 2020 election results.

Former President Donald Trump’s last campaign stop before next week’s Republican National Convention will be in Western Pennsylvania as speculation builds about his long-awaited choice of a running mate.

The visit to Butler County marks Trump’s fifth visit to Pennsylvania this year, a sign of the state’s crucial importance in the presidential contest. But it marks the first visit this year by either presidential nominee to a county that Trump won in 2020.

Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a speech in Philadelphia Saturday amid growing calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race.

Harris is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Presidential Town Hall at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown on 17th Street. She is slated to speak at 3:30 p.m, and will not take questions from reporters during the event.