Donald Trump was rushed off stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after a gunman opened fire from a nearby building.
![AP Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/80d9/live/dedeb830-4172-11ef-96a8-e710c6bfc866.jpg.webp)
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The Republican candidate for president dropped to the ground and was seen with blood on the side of his face. He later said that he heard the whizzing of a bullet, that ripped through his ear.
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![Reuters Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/e899/live/9c250440-4177-11ef-96a8-e710c6bfc866.jpg.webp)
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As the stage was swarmed by secret service agents, he raised a fist into the air and was escorted away.
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Rallygoers dropped to the ground as shot rang out, with some then fleeing the area.
One witness told the BBC that he had seen a man with a rifle on the roof of a building moments before Trump was shot at.
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![AP A campaign rally site for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is empty and littered with debris Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5ebf/live/1ad02980-417a-11ef-b74c-bb483a802c97.jpg.webp)