Donald Trump and victims treated in hospitals after Pennsylvania rally shooting

When a gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump's rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday night, doctors and hospitals across western Pennsylvania were mobilized.

Former President Donald Trump was injured Saturday when a gunman opened fire at a rally in western Pennsylvania. Authorities said one rallygoer was fatally shot and two others were seriously injured.

Trump was injured after a gunman opened fire at a rally in Butler, a community about 33 miles (53 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh. The FBI and Pennsylvania State Police have called it an assassination attempt.

The U.S. Secret Service said the shooter was killed by Secret Service agents and that a Trump rallygoer was killed.

Two other people were injured, the Secret Service said. Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said both men were seriously injured.

The former president said on Truth Social Saturday that a bullet pierced his ear.

“I was shot through my right ear,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Secret Service agents surrounded Trump and footage showed the former president with blood on his ear, standing and raising his fist before being led off stage.

Trump was released from the hospital Saturday evening, Bloomberg reported, but did not identify the facility.

KDKA-TV reported that Trump was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital and later released.

Former President Donald Trump was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital in western Pennsylvania after shots were fired at a campaign rally, KDKA-TV reported. Trump was later released, authorities said.

Butler Memorial is about 11 miles from the Butler Farm Show grounds, where the rally was held, KDKA reported. The hospital is part of Independence Health System, a western Pennsylvania system that operates five hospitals.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday night that under the protection of the U.S. Secret Service and with the assistance of Pennsylvania State Police, former President Trump left the Butler area. Trump's plane landed at Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after midnight, the Associated Press reported.

CBS News reported that Donald Trump Jr. said his father is “doing well.”

Trump's campaign said Saturday night that the former president was doing well and was grateful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick response. The campaign said Trump plans to travel to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday.

Allegheny General Hospital confirmed that two people injured at the Trump rally were taken to the hospital and are in critical condition, KDKA-TV's Erika Stanish reported.

The hospital is part of the Allegheny Health Network, a 14-hospital nonprofit system based in the Pittsburgh area. The hospital has a Level 1 trauma center and says its LifeFlight helicopters can transport patients from five regional locations.

Trump posted a message on Truth Social Sunday morning thanking his supporters for their thoughts and prayers and added: “It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.”

The former president also said he was mourning the death of the person killed and praying for the injured. He added that he looked forward to speaking in Wisconsin, where he will be officially nominated as the Republican presidential nominee.

Kevin Rojek, head of the FBI's Pittsburgh office, described the attack at the rally as an assassination attempt, but said at a news conference Saturday night that no motive had been identified.

At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Shapiro identified the man killed as Corey Comperatore, a retired fire chief from western Pennsylvania.

Comperatore's daughter, Allyson Comperatore, said on social media that he threw his wife and daughter to the ground when the chaos broke out and protected them both. The governor described Comperatore's efforts to protect his family and said the commonwealth's flags would be lowered to half-staff.

“Corey died a hero,” Shapiro said.

Pennsylvania State Police identified the other two victims Sunday afternoon as David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Dutch and Copenhaver are both in stable condition, state police said.

“These victims and their families are certainly in our thoughts today,” Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris said Sunday.

The FBI identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reported.

President Biden condemned the shooting, saying in a brief speech Saturday night: “Everybody has to condemn it. Everybody.” Biden also said he was glad Trump was doing well.

Republican and Democratic leaders denounced the attack. World leaders also condemned the attack and said they wished Trump well, CNN reported.

The FBI said it has taken the lead in the investigation.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory last month describing gun violence as a public health threat, and more hospital and health care leaders have spoken out loudly about the need to reduce gun violence.

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