On July 13, 2024, during a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt. A 20-year-old man named Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at Trump, resulting in Trump being injured with a bleeding ear. Crooks and a rally attendee were killed, and two other individuals were left in critical condition.
This incident adds to the history of multiple security threats and assassination attempts against Trump. Previous notable incidents include attempts involving a forklift in 2017 and ricin-laced letters in 2018 and 2020.