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US: FBI Identifies Shooter at Trump Rally

Former President Donald Trump was injured in an assassination attempt Saturday when a gunman opened fire at him at a rally about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh.

The FBI has identified the shooter that attempted to assassinate former President Trump as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. A  bomb squad is searching Crooks’ home. 

Former President Donald Trump was injured in an assassination attempt Saturday when a gunman opened fire at him at a rally about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh. Saturday night the campaign said Trump was checked out at a local medical facility and was fine.

One person at the rally was killed and two others wounded before Secret Service agents killed the shooter. The former president shared an update on Truth Social Sunday morning, sending love to the victims and their families.

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The Secret Service, however, is denying allegations that it turned down a request for additional protection for former President Trump.

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