Three people were shot in a failed attempt to assassinate the former President of United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump yesterday, Saturday.
One of them died while the two others were in critical conditions.
The Republican presidential hopeful, Trump survived the assassination attempt as a gunman fired shots at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump was rushed offstage and swamped by Secret Service agents after a bullet pierced the “upper part” of his right ear. He was later taken to the hospital for treatment and discharged.
The male attacker was later shot dead by the Secret Service, officials said.
The shooting has been condemned by Mr Trump’s main opponent in the presidential election, President Joe Biden, as well as former President Barack Obama.
Trump later took to his Truth Social network to express how he felt during the shooting. He said a bullet pierced the “upper part” of his right ear.
“I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin,” he wrote.
“Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.”
Although the attacker has been killed, his identity and motive have yet to be disclosed as of the time of this report.
In his reaction to the shooting, President Biden said, “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. Everybody must condemn it.”
Mr Biden later spoke to Mr Trump, the White House said.
In his reaction, former President Obama wrote on X that there “is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.” He said he was “relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt.”
Political analysts say the shooting may impact the November US presidential election where Trump is locked in a close race with President Biden of the Democratic Party.