How Trump Shooting Unfolded

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Former US president Donald Trump was shot by a gunman at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday

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The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and a spectator were killed and two others injured

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The 78-year-old former US president was attacked when he had just started his speech

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As the shots rang out, he was seen grabbing his right ear with his right hand, with blood smeared across his face

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Trump then dropped to his knees behind the podium to take cover

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The agents of the Secret Service, a law enforcement agency that protects US political leaders, then rushed to the stage and formed a circle around him

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They then escorted him roughly off the stage to a nearby vehicle

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As Trump was evacuated by the Secret Service agents, he turned back to the crowd and repeatedly raised his fist

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The rally descended into panic after shots were heard and screams and shouts rang out

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After the chaotic incident, Trump said, "I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear."

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