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14 Jul 2024

Photographers' perspective: Shooting at Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally

7:34 pm on 14 July 2024

Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with what appears to be blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. Republican candidate Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage at today's rally after what sounded like shots rang out at the event in Pennsylvania, according to AFP.
The former US president was seen with blood on his right ear as he was surrounded by security agents, who hustled him off the stage as he pumped his first to the crowd.
Trump was bundled into an SUV and driven away. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP)

Chaos unfolded at the election rally, where people in the crowd can be seen scrambling for cover and searching for the source of the bangs. Photo: Rebecca DROKE / AFP

Amid a sea of red caps, the crowd dropped as a wave as shots rang out and Secret Service agents swarmed over former US President Donald Trump to protect him.

The scenes, at a Republican election campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, have shocked the world.

Here's what photographers captured:

Republican candidate Donald Trump surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, 13 July, 2024.

Confusion on the stage just after the shots. Photo: AFP/ Rebecca Droke

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Donald Trump still on stage, sheltered by the Secret Service agents, immediately after the shots ran out. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP

U. S. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. The former president suffered a gunshot wound to his ear after a suspect fired gunshots at his Pennsylvania rally and he survived the assassination attempt. According to the law official, the suspected shooter was killed by the Secret Service. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Takayuki Fuchigami / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

The former US president dishevelled as he reacts to the shooting. Photo: TAKAYUKI FUCHIGAMI

A shocking and striking image, of Donald Trump raising his fist, his face spattered with blood, surrounded by Secret Service agents. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP

Law enforcement react after shots were fire at a rally for US republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, on 13 July, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Secret Service agents and law enforcement spring into action. Photo: AFP/ Getty - Anna Moneymaker

A law enforcement officer responds, after the shots, at the Republican rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July, 2024.

A law enforcement officer responds, after the shots, at the Republican rally in Butler. Photo: AFP/ Getty - Anna Moneymaker

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Attendees duck from gunfire at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump slumped before being whisked away by Secret Service with injuries visible to the side of his head. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter and one audience member are dead and another was injured.

Rally-goers taking cover as much as possible, among a sea of people in the stands. Photo: AFP / Getty Images

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Attendees duck from gunfire during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump slumped before being whisked away by Secret Service with injuries visible to the side of his head. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter and one audience member are dead and another was injured. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Rally-goers in the stands, after the shots. Photo: JEFF SWENSEN

The crowd reacts at former US president Donald Trump's rally on 13 July, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

People in the audience react, after the shots. Photo: AFP/ Getty - Anna Moneymaker

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on 13 July, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Red spattered across the side of Donald Trump's head. Photo: AFP/ Getty - Anna Moneymaker

This video screenshot shows former US President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July, 2024.

Trump is rushed from the stage. Photo: AFP/ Xin Hua

Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on 13 July, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Photo: AFP/ Getty - Anna Moneymaker

People watch unfolding news at a plaza in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after shots were fired at a Republican campaign rally as former US president Donald Trump spoke to the crowd, on 13 July, 2024.

Americans watch the unfolding news at a plaza in Milwaukee. Photo: AFP/ Chip Somodevilla

People watch the news on television in a bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after hearing that Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage of his rally in Pennsylvania after shots were fired on 13 July, 2024.

News updates beamed into a bar in Wisconsin, as people discuss the events. Photo: AFP/ Angela Weiss

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed into car after shots were fired at a campaign rally in Butler Pennsylvania, on 13 July, 2024.

Trump is escorted from the rally. Photo: AFP/ Getty - Anna Moneymaker

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Attendees scatter after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump slumped before being whisked away by Secret Service with injuries visible to the side of his head. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter and one audience member are dead and another was injured. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

A man yells for help, as others attend another person, in the stands. Photo: JEFF SWENSEN

Trump supporters are seen in the stands after shots were fired at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, 13 July, 2024.

Photo: AFP/ Rebecca Droke

The crowd reacts after shots were fired at a republican rally for presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, on 13 July, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Photo: AFP/ Getty - Anna Moneymaker

US President Joe Biden speaks to media, after shots were fired at a rally for his Republican opponent Donald Trump, on 13 July, 2024.

US President Joe Biden speaks to media, after the events at Trump's rally in Butler. Photo: AFP/ Samuel Corum

People line the street across from the Rehoboth Beach Police Department in Delaware, as US President Joe Biden makes a statement after his Republican opponent Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at an election rally, on 13 July, 2024.

People line the street across from the Rehoboth Beach Police Department in Delaware, as US President Joe Biden makes his statement. Photo: AFP/ Samuel Corum

Law enforcement stand guard outside of Trump Tower in New York City, after Former President Donald Trump was injured when shots were fired at a rally in Pennsylvania on 13 July, 2024.

Armed law enforcement outside Trump Tower, in New York city. Photo: AFP/ Getty - Adam Gray

Supporters hug after US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania on 13 July, 2024.

Supporters of Donald Trump hug at the emptying Butler rally-ground, in the aftermath of the shooting. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri - Takayuki Fuchigami

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Campaign signs and empty water bottles are seen on the ground of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger, the suspected gunman is dead after injuring former President Trump, killing one audience member and injuring at least one other. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Empty chairs, and discarded placards scatter the emptied rally-ground in Butler. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER

The Stars and Stripes, hanging over the empty venue. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Law enforcement agents stand near the stage of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger, the suspected gunman is dead after injuring former President Trump, killing one audience member and injuring at least one other. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Law enforcement agents gather near the stage, as work continues at the scene after the shooting. Photo: AFP

Supporters of former Donald Trump gather outside his Mar-a-Lago property on Palm Beach, Florida, following the events at the Butler rally, on 13 July, 2024.

Supporters of former Donald Trump praying, outside his Mar-a-Lago property at Palm Beach, Florida, following the events at the Butler rally. Photo: AFP/ Getty - Saul Martinez