Former president Donald Trump has confirmed he was shot in the upper ear while he was speaking on stage at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Multiple shots were fired toward the stage by a shooter at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania about 6.10pm on Saturday (local time), leaving one spectator dead and two critically injured, according to the Secret Service.
The shooter was then killed by the Secret Service.
How the shooting attack on Donald Trump unfolded
Who shot at Donald Trump?
Not many details are known about the shooter yet, but he was not an attendee at the rally.
"Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead," Donald Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Was the shooter attending Donald Trump's rally?
Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter was outside the rally grounds at the time of the attack, but he didn't give additional information about where.
"Quite frankly I don't know how he would have gotten to the location where he was, but he was outside the grounds, and I think that's something that we're going to have to figure out — how he got there," he said.
The agency said the shooter fired from "an elevated position outside the rally venue."
What kind of weapon did the shooter have?
Law enforcement recovered AR-style rifle at scene of Trump rally shooting, AP source says.
Trump's message on his Truth Social account explains he was shot by a bullet that pierced the upper part of his right ear.
"I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!" he wrote.
This is a developing story. More to come ...
With Associated Press, CNN
