The alleged shooter at the former President Donald Trump rally has been “tentatively” identified but police have not yet shared that information.
The FBI and state law enforcement officials have one person “tentatively identified” as the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally outside Pittsburgh on Saturday.
“There were some complicators that slowed down some of the processing” and the identification of the shooter, according to Lt. Col George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police. He spoke during a press conference Saturday night, along with a spokesperson for the FBI.
The FBI confirmed it did not have any threat information prior to the event.
Minutes into Trump’s speech at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, loud popping noises were heard and people crouched down. Trump appeared to clutch his face or ear and fall to the ground. When he stood back up, surrounded by Secret Service officers, there was blood running down his face.
“It was a chaotic scene”, Bivens said. “Law enforcement, I believe, acted heroically.
