Donald Trump asks Americans to unite after assassination attempt
Donald Trump has posted a new statement after he was injured in an attempted assassination at a rally on Saturday
“In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united,” he says, adding that “we will fear not”
According to BBC, Trump said he was shot in the ear, describing a “bullet ripping through skin”
The FBI has named the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks – he was shot and killed by the Secret Service.
At a news conference, an FBI agent said it was “surprising” the attacker was able to open fire
A witness told the BBC he saw a man with a rifle crawling on a roof before shots rang out, and that he tried to warn police
The Oversight Committee in the US Congress has summoned the Secret Service director, saying “Americans demand answers”
One spectator was killed at the rally, and two others were critically injured
