- A spectator was killed in a shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
- Eyewitnesses said the family of the deceased spectator was right next to him when he was shot.
- Trump later said he was shot in the ear but was fine.
An eyewitness described seeing a spectator shot dead at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Trump was shot while speaking at the rally. Two people — including the suspect — died at the event, and two others are in critical condition after the shooting.
Speaking to NBC’s Dasha Burns, a witness named Joseph said he was on the far left side of the podium where Trump was speaking. “The gentleman next to me had a gunshot wound to the head,” he told NBC. “He died instantly.”
“Half the people thought it was fireworks, but I knew right away it was gunshots,” he continued.
According to Joseph, the family members of the deceased spectator were right next to him and had to watch the scene unfold in front of them. “They were in shock…two of them were a little hysterical,” he said.
He went on to state that another woman next to them looked like she had been hit in the forearm.
Several shots were heard at the scene. Before he was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents, a bloodied Trump raised his fist in the air and chanted the words “Fight, fight.”
Biden condemned the shooting in a statement, saying, “There is no place for this kind of violence in America.” Elon Musk, meanwhile, gave his public backing to Trump, saying he “fully supports” his presidential candidacy and wished him a speedy recovery.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer posted on X that the Secret Service had been contacted for a meeting, likely to discuss the security failures involved in the incident. He also asked Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to attend the hearing.
