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Read Melania Trump’s full statement after Donald Trump injured in shooting at rally

By News Desk and Associated Press

Former first lady Melania Trump released a public statement Sunday after her husband, former President Donald Trump, was injured in an apparent assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania.

A look at past presidential assassination attempts in American history

By Darlene Superville, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates. Here's a look at some of them.

The FBI named a suspect in the Trump assassination attempt. Here’s what we know

By Michael Biesecker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The man identified as the shooter in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburg suburb not far from the campaign rally where one attendee was killed.

How could a gunman get close enough to shoot and injure Trump? The Secret Service is investigating

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The gunman, who officials said was killed by Secret Service personnel, fired multiple shots at the stage from an “elevated position outside of the rally venue,” the agency said.

5 things to know about the Trump rally shooting

By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press

The FBI early Sunday identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting Trump

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

Global leaders expressed concern Sunday over an assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others.

Live updates: Officials say Trump rally shooter was 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania

By Associated Press

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.

Milwaukee’s Democrats conflicted over hosting Trump and Republican National Convention

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

It didn't help smooth things over with wary Democrats after Trump used the word "horrible" when talking about Milwaukee just a month before the convention.

WATCH: Biden condemns shooting at Trump rally, ‘no place for this kind of violence’

By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Julie Carr Smyth, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

“There's no place in America for this type of violence,” President Joe Biden, who is running against Trump as the presumptive Democratic nominee, said in remarks. “It’s sick. It’s sick.”…

Live updates: After apparent assassination attempt, Trump says he was shot in the ear but is fine

By Associated Press

The shooting, which killed two, is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say.