Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci, who captured the shocking images in the aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Trump, recounted the horrific incident in a video released by the news agency.
Amid chaos following the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania Pulitzer Prize victory Photojournalist A series of photographs showed a bloodied Trump surrounded by US Secret Service agents and raising his fist to encourage the agitated crowd.
After Vucci Told The dramatic moment he experienced during the assassination attempt.
Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump raises his fist as he is hurriedly escorted off the stage following an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. From apnews pic.twitter.com/VoAYqRC4QV
— Evan Vucci (@evanvucci) July 14, 2024
“I was right in front of the stage, it was a normal rally like I’ve been to hundreds of times, when I heard several pops over my left shoulder and immediately realized they were gunshots,” Vucci told The Associated Press. (Related article: Hausman: Of course Trump got shot. Just one weirdo who took the Democrats seriously got shot.)
“So I looked over at the stage and I saw Secret Service agents running up to President Trump. At that moment, I ran up to the stage and started taking photos of the agents on top of him. Then, to my right, I saw the Secret Service counter assault team arrive. Then I ran to the other side of the stage and they picked up President Trump.”
The attack left the former president with visible injuries, Vucci said.
“He then began shaking his fist and waving at the crowd as he was coming down the ramp. As you can see in the photographs, we noticed blood coming from his face. Agents removed him from the ramp and placed him in an SUV. And as he got into the SUV, he began shaking his fist again,” Vucci continued.
BUTLER, PA – JULY 13: Secret Service agents escort former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump onstage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said a gunman shot former President Donald Trump, killed one spectator and injured another, but the gunman died. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“In my mind, it all happened so quickly. As soon as I heard the shots, I knew this was a moment in American history that had to be documented,” Vucci said, reflecting on the role of journalists in such a crisis. “It’s our job as journalists to do this work.”
The Daily Caller has reached out to Vucci for comment.
