On July 13, 2024, there was an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. The assailant, Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired multiple shots from an AR-15-style rifle from the roof of a nearby building. Trump was wounded in the upper right ear but was not seriously injured. The gunman also killed one audience member and critically injured two others before being shot and killed by the Secret Service's Counter Sniper Team
The incident occurred just days before the Republican National Convention, where Trump was set to accept the nomination for the 2024 presidential election. Despite the attack, Trump continued with his campaign schedule and made his first public appearance two days later at the convention in Milwaukee
The assassination attempt has led to increased scrutiny of security measures at political events and raised concerns about the safety of candidates. President Joe Biden condemned the violence and called for a reduction in heated political rhetoric. He ordered an independent review of the security arrangements at the rally and promised to release the results publicly [[❞]]There was an attempted assassination of Donald Trump during his campaign for the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. The incident occurred on June 18, 2016, at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A 20-year-old British man named Michael Steven Sandford attempted to seize a police officer's gun with the intention of using it to shoot Trump. Sandford approached the officer under the pretense of seeking an autograph and then tried to grab the officer's weapon. However, he was quickly subdued and arrested by law enforcement.
During interrogation, Sandford revealed that he had been planning the attempt for about a year and had practiced shooting at a gun range the day before. He was later charged with several offenses, including illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.
Sandford pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by deportation to the United Kingdom after serving his sentence. His defense team argued that he had mental health issues, which played a role in his actions.
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