Former President Trump was hurriedly removed from the stage at a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening after shots rang out.
In an instant the meeting was thrown into chaos.
The shooting happened just after Trump was speaking, and police said the suspected gunman and one rally attendee were killed.
Here we present the situation through photos taken by journalists at the scene.
Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is watched by U.S. Secret Service agents during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)BUTLER, PA – JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump is carried off the stage by U.S. Secret Service agents after sustaining a gunshot wound during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said the gunman died after firing shots that killed one audience member and wounded another, wounding former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is guarded by U.S. Secret Service agents following an incident during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is escorted off stage during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean J. Puskar)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he leaves the stage during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is escorted off stage during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean J. Puskar) Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)BUTLER, PA – JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump is carried off the stage by U.S. Secret Service agents after sustaining a gunshot wound during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said the gunman died after firing shots that killed one audience member and wounded another, wounding former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is escorted off stage during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean J. Puskar)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump pumps his fist as he gets into his car during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean J. Puskar)Police officers work inside an empty, rubble-strewn campaign rally for former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he enters a car during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 13: A crowd reacts after a shooting at a rally for former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooting injured former U.S. President Donald Trump, killed one spectator and injured another, but the gunman died. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
