Donald Trump to travel to Republican convention after assassination attempt
Donald Trump survives assassination attempt - ITV News' US Correspondent Dan Rivers reports
Donald Trump will travel to the Republican convention as planned after surviving an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania
Former fire chief Corey Comperatore, 50, died a "hero" after using his body to shield his wife and daughter from the bullets at the event in Butler
Two others injured in the attack have been named as David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74, both from Pennsylvania
The gunman, who has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by Secret Service agents
An AR-style rifle was recovered at the scene and explosives were found in the suspect's vehicle
The FBI say they have not yet determined a motive for the attack and the shooter had no previous convictions
President Biden has urged Americans to "unite as one nation" following the attempt on Trump's life
The FBI says it has not yet determined a motive for the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Investigators believes 20-year-old suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone and say he was not previously known to the agency.
Officers are combing through his social media feeds, but so far they have not found any threatening writing or social media posts.
Donald Trump has said he will remain “defiant in the face of wickedness” and travel to the Republican convention as planned, despite yesterday's assassination attempt.
The former US president wrote on his Truth Social platform: “Based on yesterday’s terrible events, I was going to delay my trip to Wisconsin, and The Republican National Convention, by two days.
“But have just decided that I cannot allow a ‘shooter’, or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling, or anything else.
“Therefore, I will be leaving for Milwaukee, as scheduled, at 3.30pm today.”
President Joe Biden has urged people not to “make assumptions” about the suspect's motives or affiliations.
He also appealed for Americans to “unite as one nation” after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.
"There is no place in America for this kind of violence or any violence for that matter," he said.
"An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation, everything, it's not who we are as a nation, it's not America and we cannot allow this to happen.
"Unity is the most elusive goal of all but nothing is important than that right now. Unity."
Biden added that he and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed in the Situation Room about the investigation.
He said the process would be "thorough and swift" and investigators would have "every resource" they need to get the job done.
He also said he was ordering an independent security review of the lead-up to the attack.
The Prime Minister has spoken with former president Donald Trump following the attack at yesterday’s rally.
Sir Keir Starmer condemned the violence and expressed his condolences for the victims and their families.
An audience member killed during a shooting at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania was a former firefighter, state officials have said.
One person died and two others were critically injured during the assassination attempt on former president Trump.
The man killed in the attack has been identified as Corey Comperatore, 50, a former fire department chief from the area.
During a news conference, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said that Mr Comperatore “died a hero" while trying to protect his family.
“Corey died a hero. Corey dove on his family to protect them last night,” the governor said.
Mr Shapiro declined to discuss the conditions of the two others hurt in the shooting.
Bomb-making materials were found inside the vehicle of the man suspected of carrying out an assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a rally, officials have said.
There were also bomb-making materials found at his home.
The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the suspect in the shooting.
The wife of Donald Trump has described the gunman who shot her husband as a "monster".
Melania Trump posted on X her thanks to the "brave" secret service agents who risked their lives to protect Trump.
She said: "When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron's life, were on the brink of devastating change."
She added: "A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald's passion - his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration."
The former first lady also offered her "sincerest sympathy" to the families of those killed and injured in the "heinous act".
Donald Trump has said he will remain “resilient” and “defiant” after being targeted in an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Writing on his Truth Social platform, the former US president wrote: “Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.
“We will fear not, but instead remain resilient in our faith and defiant in the face of wickedness.
“Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed.
“In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united, and show our true character as Americans, remaining strong and determined, and not allowing evil to win.
“I truly love our country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our great nation this week from Wisconsin. DJT”
Trump said he will still be speaking at the Republican National Convention next week.
Watch the moment shots were fired during Trump's rally in Pennsylvania
Trump was shot at while he was in the middle of delivering his rally speech. The incident is being investigated as an assassination attempt.
One of the rally attendees was killed in the shooting, and two rally-goers were critically injured, according to the Secret Service.
All of the victims were male, according to the FBI.
Trump’s campaign said the presumptive GOP nominee, who flew back to Newark, New Jersey in the early hours of Sunday, was doing “fine” after the shooting, which he said pierced the upper part of his right ear.
FBI names 20-year-old suspect
The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the man involved in the assassination attempt against Trump.
A statement said: “The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
"This remains an active and ongoing investigation."
A video taken by a rally attendee shows how people appeared to see the gunman with his rifle moments before the attack on the former president
An official said the gunman was positioned on a building rooftop just outside the venue where Trump was holding his rally, located to the right of the event stage.
The Secret Service said the shooter fired “multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue.”
He was killed by Secret Service agents, the agency said in a statement.
In a press conference shortly after the assassination attempt, US President Joe Biden said "there is no place in America for this kind of violence - it's sick."
In a press conference shortly after the assassination attempt, President Joe Biden said: "There is no place in America for this kind of violence. It's sick. It's one of the reasons we have to unite this country."
"The bottom line is, the Trump rally is a rally that he should have been able to conduct peacefully without any problems.
"The idea that there's political violence like this in America is just unheard of, it's just not appropriate. Everybody must condemn it."
Other world leaders have also condemned the attack.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was “appalled” by the shooting, which saw Trump sustain an injury to his ear and resulted in the death of one audience member.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently returned from Washington DC for the 75th anniversary of Nato, said he hopes the US “emerges stronger” from the shooting.
“Such violence has no justification and no place anywhere in the world,” he posted on X. “Never should violence prevail."
European Council president Charles Michel also “strongly condemned” the attack, adding in his post to X: “Political violence is absolutely unacceptable in a democracy.”
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, described Mr Trump as his “friend” as he condemned the act of violence.
“Deeply concerned by the attack on my friend, former President Donald Trump,” he posted.
“Violence has no place in politics and democracies… our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased, those injured and the American people.”
The attack was the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
It drew new attention to concerns about political violence in the US less than four months before the presidential election.
It could alter the tenor and security posture at the Republican National Convention, which will begin Monday in Milwaukee.
Organisers said the convention would proceed as planned.
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