BUTLER, Pa. — Nearly two weeks after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the FBI has confirmed he was struck in the ear by a bullet.
Gunman Thomas Crooks fired shots at Trump during his rally at Butler Farm Show on July 13.
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A former firefighter, Corey Comperatore, was killed. Two other men were injured in the shooting.
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Crooks was shot and killed by law enforcement.
The FBI sent Channel 11 the following statement Friday evening:
“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle.”
Friday afternoon, Trump announced he would return to Butler and host a rally in honor of the shooting victims.
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