During a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, former President and republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot in the upper ear by a shooter shortly after 6:00 P.M. on Saturday.
According to various reports, multiple shots were fired at President Trump and the crowd by the gunman. At least one other rally attendee was killed and two more were critically injured as result of the assassination attempt. The gunman was also killed by U.S. Secret Service sniper detail moments after initial shots were fired.
Trump was released from a nearby hospital after 9:00 P.M. Saturday night. The FBI has announced they will be leading an investigation of the event and are considering it as an attempted assassination.