Donald Trump rally shooting live: Killed suspect was registered Republican
The FBI has named Thomas Matthew Crooks as the attacker in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The 20-year-old was a registered Republican, according to voter records cited by the AP news agency.
Trump is “safe” after being escorted off the stage with blood on ear and cheek after shooting at a Pennsylvania rally.
Secret Service says its personnel killed the suspected attacker; one spectator was killed and two others critically injured in the shooting.
Trump says he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part” of his right ear. The FBI confirms an “assassination attempt”.
Politicians from across the spectrum offer support to Trump, with President Joe Biden saying “there’s no place for this kind of violence” in the US. Leaders from across the world also condemned the attack.
Republican lawmakers demand hearing over Trump shooting
Republicans in Congress have demanded a speedy probe into possible security lapses at Trump’s rally that enabled a rooftop shooter to carry out an attack on the former president.
Mike Johnson, speaker of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, said panels in the chamber will soon bring in officials from the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI for hearings.
The House oversight panel called Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify on July 22.
Joseph LaSorsa, a former Secret Service agent who served on the presidential detail, earlier said there is sure to be an “intensive review” of the incident.
“There’s going to be a massive realignment,” LaSorsa said. “This cannot happen.”
-al jazeera
