Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally on Saturday (July 13), sparking panic in the crowd and spattering the Republican presidential candidate's blood across his face. - REUTERS
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00:00Gunfire erupted at a Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday,
00:07sparking panic in the crowd, as Secret Service agents rushed in to swarm around
00:11the Republican presidential candidate. Trump emerged with blood on his right cheek and ear,
00:16and he defiantly pumped his fist in the air before being ushered to a waiting car.
00:24The shooter was dead, and the Secret Service was investigating the shooting as an assassination
00:28attempt, a source told Reuters. The Secret Service and the former president's campaign
00:35said Trump was safe following the shooting. Another person was in critical condition,
00:40said a Washington Post reporter on social media citing the Butler County District Attorney.
00:45The shooter's identity and motives were not immediately clear. The shooting occurred less
00:50than four months before the November 5 election, when Trump faces Democratic President Joe Biden.