The shooter was "neutralized" by officers.
From the audience, cries of terror erupted, and spectators threw themselves to the ground. After a few moments, Donald Trump got to his feet, his hair disheveled and without his red cap, surrounded by officers. "Let me get my shoes," he was heard telling them. He was then escorted from the stage to his car, repeatedly raising his fist in the air in defiance, to the cheers of his supporters.
"It's unbelievable that such an act could take place in our country," Donald Trump declared on Truth in the hours that followed, risking further inflaming political rivalries. "I knew right away that something was wrong because I heard a whistling sound, gunshots, and I immediately felt the bullet tear through the skin," he explained. The U.S. Secret Service stated in a press release that the suspected gunman "fired several shots toward the scene from an elevated position outside the gathering" before being "neutralized" by agents.
