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In pictures: Trump rally descends into screams and disarray as shots ring out

Donald Trump was rushed off stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after a gunman opened fire from a nearby building.

AP Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, PaAP
AP Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. AP
Getty Images Trump with blood on his faceGetty Images

The Republican candidate for president dropped to the ground and was seen with blood on the side of his face. He later said that he heard the whizzing of a bullet, that ripped through his ear.

AP Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024.AP
Reuters Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. Reuters
Getty Images Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Getty Images

As the stage was swarmed by secret service agents, he raised a fist into the air and was escorted away.

Getty Images Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Getty Images
Getty Images Former US President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents during a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Getty Images
AP Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. AP
AP Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. AP

Rallygoers dropped to the ground as shot rang out, with some then fleeing the area.

One witness told the BBC that he had seen a man with a rifle on the roof of a building moments before Trump was shot at.

AP Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024.AP
AP Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he is taken to a vehicle at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. AP
AP A campaign rally site for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is empty and littered with debris Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.AP