BUTLER, Pa. — The horrific shooting that targeted former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday has left eyewitnesses shaken and traumatized, providing harrowing accounts of the chaos and violence that erupted.
Joseph, a rally attendee whose full name was not released, recounted the terrifying scene to NBC News. “I heard several gunshots. The man beside me suffered a gunshot to the head, was instantly killed (and) fell to the bottom of the bleachers. Another woman looked like she got hit in the forearm or hand,” he said.
Joseph noted that the victim appeared to be “in the way of the shots between whoever was shooting the gun and the president.”
A second eyewitness, an unnamed man who claimed to be an emergency department physician, rushed to render aid to one of the injured. “Somebody over there was screaming he’s been shot, he’s been shot, so I made my way over, I said I’m an emergency department physician, let me help you,” the man, wearing a blood-stained USA t-shirt and MAGA hat, told reporters.
“The guy had spun around, was jammed between the benches. He had a headshot here,” the doctor said, gesturing to his own head. “There’s lots of blood and he had brain matter,” he added, the gruesome details quickly spreading through US media.
Despite the horrific attack, Trump emerged relatively unscathed, saying he was hit in the ear but was not seriously injured. The suspected shooter was killed at the scene, while two other spectators were critically wounded, according to the Secret Service.
As the nation grapples with this shocking act of violence, the eyewitness accounts provide a harrowing glimpse into the terror that unfolded during Trump’s campaign event. With the investigation ongoing, Americans are left to confront the sobering reality that political discourse has once again been shattered by bloodshed.
