Donald Trump was shot in the upper right ear during an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, while speaking at an open-air campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired eight rounds from an AR-15 style rifle from the roof of a nearby building. Trump was immediately shielded by Secret Service agents and taken to a hospital for treatment, after which he was released the same day. This shooting incident was regarded as a major security failure by the Secret Service.