ChainCatcher reported that according to Cailian News, gunshots were heard when former US President Trump was giving a speech at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. According to reporters, the local prosecutor in Butler, Pennsylvania confirmed that the suspect had been shot dead and another rally participant was shot dead. The exact number of casualties is still uncertain.

Trump's campaign team said that after being examined by a local medical institution, Trump is currently in a safe and stable condition. US media quoted law enforcement officials as saying that the shooting at the rally of former President Trump has been investigated and handled as an assassination case.