'A lot of blood': Horrifying moment Trump was shot rally recounted by GOP Senate candidate in the first row as 'our president and innocent bystanders were under siege'
- A politician sitting right behind Donald Trump describes horror after shots
- He said there was a bloody mess after the gunfire rang out
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A politician recounted the bloody and gory scene he saw sitting behind Donald Trump after an attempted assassination attempt left several dead.
The tragedy unfolded at Trump's Saturday evening campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Midway through the former president's speech, gunshots rang out and Trump ducked down over before U.S. Secret Service agents piled on top of the 78-year-old.
David McCormick, a Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, recounted the horrific scene he saw immediately after the shots were fired.
Former President Trump gets helped off stage after getting shot at during a campaign speech in Butler, Pennsylvania
'Sadly, someone behind me up in the bleachers was definitely wounded,' he said appearing on Fox News. 'And there was a lot of blood and the police came in and helped carry that person out of the stands so they could get the care they needed.'
'I'm not sure if others were injured or not,' he said.
McCormick had jus spoken at the podium moments before in the event.
The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, according to local authorities, who have also confirmed the death of the shooter in the incident.
In addition, an attendee was also killed.
Two others are critically wounded, according to the Associated Press.
Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with 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. The suspected shooter who wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally is dead, US media reported Saturday, along with one bystander
Dave McCormick, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Pennsylvania, arrives to speak at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump
McCormick was at the rally in support of Trump and to address the crowd of voters
'There were a number of shots,' McCormick said. 'And the crowd just sort of, you know, went to the ground and Secret Service came in very quickly and tackled the president.'
'But, there were separate shots and ... it's hard to tell whether they came from one direction or from two different weapons.'
Images from the rally shot a deceased suspect show an individual on a nearby a building's roof.
That roof was hundreds of yards away from the stage where Trump spoke, next to where McCormick was sitting.
'I was sitting to President Trump's right as he was facing the crowd, and I was in the front row,' he said.
'It felt like some of the shots came from his left side, which would make sense because someone behind me was hit.'
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by security personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024
Man with bloodied shirt describes trying to help shooting victim
A screen grab captured from a video shows the shooter was killed by the Secret Service, according to a source from the agency, said CNN, on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. An attendee was also killed. Former US President Donald Trump "is fine" after he appeared injured Saturday following gunshots that were reported at a rally in the US state of Pennsylvania
'So it felt like at least some came from that side of the crowd,' he continued. 'I couldn't tell what it was one gun or two, but there were seven or eight shots just want right one right after another.'
One witness told reporters he saw a man climb onto the nearby roof before the gunshots rang out.
Multiple congressional committees have begun probing the 'security failures' leading to a gunman's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The fact that a gunman was able to get so close to taking Trump's life is a frightening security failure, say lawmakers.
Former Navy SEAL Rep. Ryank Zinke, R-Mont., says the shooter being able to access a 'nearby roof' to take aim at Trump is an 'absolute failure of security.' He has experience securing perimeters in combat zones and as a protectee for presidential events.
The House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told DailyMail.com in a statement that he plans to hold a hearing with the Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to get to the bottom of the failures.
The House Homeland Security Committee also released a statement indicating their desire to hold a hearing with the Secret Service.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures as he is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he leaves the stage at a campaign rally
The committee's messages indicate what could be the beginning of a deluge of congressional action over the attempted assassination of the former president.
'There are many questions and Americans demand answers,' Comer said. 'I have already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing.'
