The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania

Donald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after what law enforcement officials are treating as an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Officials said the man who opened fire was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania.

In a social media post, Trump said he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” The former president was quickly whisked from the stage by Secret Service agents, his ear covered in blood.

A prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead, and the Secret Service said two spectators were critically injured.

President Joe Biden and political leaders of all stripes condemned the attack. “There’s no place in America for this type of violence,” Biden said. “It’s sick. It’s sick.”

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Law enforcement officials say assailant who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania

The officials spoke to AP on condition of anonymity to discuss details that had not yet been publicly released.

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