Reported Recall of AR-15 Series Semi-Automatic Rifles
Using Biometric Authentication for Identity Verification
On the 13th (local time), major foreign media outlets including NBC reported that the identity of the gunman who targeted former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was confirmed to be a white male in his 20s residing in Pennsylvania.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is giving a speech at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the 13th (local time). [Photo by AP Yonhap News]
Some media outlets cited a CNN reporter quoting sources on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified the suspect. However, CNN reported that the FBI has not yet disclosed the suspect's name.
NBC quoted investigators saying the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Trump is a man in his 20s from Pennsylvania.
In this regard, The New York Times (NYT) reported, based on multiple judicial officials, that an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle was recovered from the body of a white male who was shot dead at the campaign rally site in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the shooting occurred. The AR-15 style rifle is known to be a civilian version modified from the military M-16 rifle.
According to NBC, an FBI agent explained, "There is no known motive for the crime yet." It was also reported that the suspect's identity is being confirmed using biometric identification.
Former President Trump was shot while campaigning in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the same day. He sustained a gunshot wound that penetrated the upper part of his right ear.
The suspect was confirmed to have been shot dead at the scene. One citizen who had come to the rally died, and two others were seriously injured. U.S. judicial authorities have classified this incident as an attempted assassination and are conducting an investigation.
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