‘He was bleeding’: Rep Ronny Jackson reveals his nephew was grazed by bullet at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally

Ronny Jackson's nephew was in the friends and family pen which was 'in the line of fire'
Rep Ronny Jackson said his nephew was grazed with a bullet at the Pennsylvania rally where Donald Trump was shot at (Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Rep Ronny Jackson said his nephew was grazed with a bullet at the Pennsylvania rally where Donald Trump was shot at (Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA: Representative Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) said on Saturday, July 13, that his nephew was grazed with a bullet while at former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally.

Jackson told Fox News' Sean Hannity that his nephew was in the "friends and family pen".

"My nephew was at the event tonight. They heard the shots, and everybody dropped to the ground."



 

Ronny Jackson's nephew grazed with bullet during Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally 

Ronny Jackson further said, "And I don’t know if you guys have the picture or not, but he was grazed in the neck. A bullet crossed his neck, cut his neck, and he was bleeding."

The Texas Republican, who was also a physician at the White House, claimed that the pen was "in the line of fire" as it was to the former President's right. Jackson clarified that following the event, his sister-in-law had urged his nephew to visit the triage tent.

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Ronny Jackson said his nephew was at Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally (Getty Images)

Following the gunshot earlier on Saturday, Trump was promptly taken from his campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to the US Secret Service, two attendees suffered serious injuries, and one rally-goer succumbed to their injuries.

The agency said that the gunman had been "neutralized". According to the Trump team and the Republican National Committee, the former President is "doing well" and is excited to attend the RNC in Milwaukee next week.

Donald Trump's shooter identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks

The person who shot Donald Trump during the Pennsylvania had been identified as a 20-year-old man named Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Kevin Rojek, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Pittsburgh field office said when asked if law enforcement did not know the shooter was on the roof until he began firing, "That is our assessment at this time."

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump was addressing his supporters at the Pennsylvania rally when as many as five shots were heard (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

He added that the shooter's ability to discharge as many bullets as fired is astonishing. He also said, "All the details of that will come out later investigation."

When asked whether there was anything about the location that made it especially challenging to secure, Lt Col. Bivens of the State Police referred questions to the Secret Service, which was not present during the press conference.

According to the FBI, it will head the main law enforcement investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. According to the agency, local and state law enforcement as well as the Secret Service will be collaborating with it.

The national security division of the Justice Department, the US attorney's office in the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the ATF are all conducting investigations, according to Attorney General Merrick Garland.

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