Trump shooter had explosives in his car

Man who opened fire at rally Donald Trump On Saturday in Pennsylvania, explosives were found in his car as part of an investigation into the attempted murder of the former president and Republican candidate, US media reported on Sunday.

The Wall Street Journal and CNN both said explosives were found in a car. Thomas Matthew Crookesidentified as the gunman. The car was parked near a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The FBI continued its investigation on Sunday to clarify how the assassination attempt on former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump during a rally in Butler took place.

This is how the death of a supporter of the Republican tycoon happened.

At 6:08 pm (10:08 pm GMT), Trump, wearing a white shirt, dark jacket and red hat with the slogan “Make America Great Again”, was criticising illegal immigration.

“Look what’s happening…” he said when four gunshots were heard in succession.

Trump grabbed his right ear before a fifth and sixth gunshot were heard.

The former president crouched behind a podium as Secret Service agents surrounded him.

There were screams from the crowd..

Within four seconds, more gunshots were heard, causing more fans to exit their cars while other police officers rushed the stage.

Seventeen seconds after the first gunshot, the final explosion sounded and a woman screamed.

Twenty-two seconds after the shooting began, three heavily armed members of the security forces took the stage.

Secret Service Agent They quickly issued instructions, such as “Let’s go,” and helped Trump, whose hair was disheveled, to his feet.

About a minute after the shooting began, Trump reappeared and said “let me get my shoes” as police formed a circle around him.

After another 13 seconds, Trump raised his fist. Towards the crowd, the crowd cheered.

As the former president was carried off the stage, hat in hand, the audience chanted “USA!”

Trump paused briefly, raised his fist, and then walked off the podium.

Just two minutes into the assassination attempt, Trump raised his fist again, turned briefly toward the crowd, and disappeared in a van.

As the car drove away, heavily armed security forces in khaki uniforms arrived at the scene.

Trump posted a message on his “truth” social network, recounting what happened at 8:42 p.m.

“A bullet went through the top of my right ear and shot me,” Trump wrote.

“I knew immediately something was wrong because I heard the whirring and gunshots and immediately felt the bullet tear through my skin.”

The White House said President Joe Biden An initial report of the incident was received at 6:50 p.m.

“There is no place for this type of violence in America,” Biden told reporters in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Around 10:30 p.m., Biden’s office said he had spoken with Trump and said he would cut short his weekend at the beach and return to Washington.

The FBI identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew CrookesAccording to US media reports, the 20-year-old is from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania (northern).

He said he was “the subject of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.”

The Secret Service added that the attacker “fired multiple shots at the stage from an elevated position outside the rally” before being “subdued” by agents.

Several witnesses said they saw the man before the shooting and called authorities.

Ryan Knight, a Trump supporter, said he saw the attacker at a nearby building.

“As I was sitting there, a guy said, ‘Oh my God, he’s got a gun,'” Knight told reporters.

A video released by US media TMZ showed the alleged gunman standing on the roof with a rifle.

The attacker was armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

On Sunday, US media reported that he also had explosives hidden in his car parked near the rally site.

The attacker and another person died, and two bystanders were seriously injured.

Two witnesses told US media that they saw a man shot in the head and killed.

A man named Joseph told NBC News, “A man next to me was shot in the head and died at the scene,” and “the other woman appeared to have an injury to her forearm or hand.”

Another witness, who identified himself as an emergency room doctor, said he went to help when someone yelled that someone had been shot.

In a statement broadcast by US media, he pointed to a spot on his head and said: “I was shot in the head.”