Ivanka Trump after shooting: ‘I continue to pray for our country’

Ivanka Trump released a statement on Saturday night after former President Donald Trump was injured during a shooting at a rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania.

The former White House senior advisor wrote she was grateful for the love and prayers for her family and the families of the victims.

“I am grateful to the Secret Service and all the other law enforcement officers for their quick and decisive actions today,” she wrote on X. “I continue to pray for our country. I love you Dad, today and always.”

According to Butler County District Attorney Richard A. Goldinger, the shooter died. According to the U.S. Secret Service, one rally attendee died, two were wounded, and Trump was “safe” after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump was injured and the U.S. Secret Service announced there was an investigation into a “possible assassination attempt.” The FBI later said it was an assassination attempt.

“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin.”

President Joe Biden condemned the shooting and other Democrats and Republicans also reacted to the political violence.

VIDEO OF THE SHOOTING

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During the shooting, Trump stopped speaking to the crowd, held his right ear, and moved lower behind the podium. The U.S. Secret Service surrounded him. During a coordinated response, someone shouted, “Shooter is down!”

There was blood on Trump when he stood back up. He raised his right fist, as U.S. Secret Service agents formed a ring around him to protect him while moving him away from the podium.

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The agents took him away from the crowd and into a vehicle. Some in the crowd screamed in terror. The U.S. Secret Service counterattack group in military gear rushed into the rally to search for the threat. U.S. Secret Service agents in suits wielded their guns.

Rico Elmore, a Republican who was a speaker at the rally, told CNN that he was walking away from the stage where Trump was when the shooting happened. He saw a man he had never met get shot.

“I jumped over the barrier and put my hand on the guy’s head that was profusely bleeding,” Elmore said.

The U.S. Secret Service later released a statement saying the incident was an “active investigation.”

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Law enforcement evacuated the rally and used crime scene tape to block an area. A police helicopter flew above the area.

Steven Cheung, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, released a statement: “President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act. He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow.”

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This is a developing story. CNN, ABC News, and the Associated Press contributed to this report. Torres is reporting from the Local 10 News headquarters in Pembroke Park.