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Kim Lyons

Kim Lyons, editor of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, is a veteran western Pennsylvania journalist who has covered people and trends in politics and business for local and national publications including Pittsburgh City Paper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the New York Times and Columbia Journalism Review.

Law enforcement agents stand near the stage of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Victims and shooter identified in assassination attempt on Trump

By: Kim Lyons - July 14, 2024

The FBI said early Sunday it had identified the man who shot former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Crooks was killed at the scene. Trump was pronounced safe shortly after the incident. Corey Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, who was […]

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump taken off stage at Pennsylvania rally after possible gunshots heard

By: John Cole and Kim Lyons - July 13, 2024

BUTLER, Pennsylvania — Shortly after former President Donald Trump took the stage at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, at 6 p.m. Eastern time, several loud pops could be heard, and blood was visible on Trump’s face as he was whisked off the stage. Multiple reports suggested the noises were gunshots, and video from the […]

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