14 July 2024 , 05:36
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Speaking at a news conference in Butler, Pennsylvania, authorities said the victims of the shooting have been identified but those details are not yet being publicly shared.
The shooting, which took place at former President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday afternoon, left one attendee dead and two more critically injured. The gunman was also killed by Secret Service agents.
All three were adult men, said Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police.
“We have notified a number of family members, but they have not had an opportunity to notify extended family,” he said.
The gunshots had been “scattered,” and weren’t hitting just one location in the crowd, he added.
In a news conference, Kevin Rojek, FBI special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh office, said it was “surprising” the gunman was able to fire multiple shots during the rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
One reporter asked: “It sounds like law enforcement only knew (the gunman was on the roof) when shots were fired. Is that what you’re hearing?”
Rojek answered: “That is the assessment at this time.”
“We’re still working through the security apparatus that the Secret Service had in place, what potentially happened,” he added.
“There’s going to be a long investigation into exactly what took place and how the individual was able to get access to the location, what type of weapon he had. All that is really days, weeks, and months of investigation.”
Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police added that the investigation would allow authorities to “take a look at where any failures occurred and what can be done better in the future.”