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Robert Tait in Washington

At least five US Secret Service agents placed on leave after Trump shooting

law enforcement officers stand next to empty chairs and bleachers
The scene after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 31 July 2024. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

At least five US Secret Service agents have been placed on leave after the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump in July.

The action is reportedly the latest consequence of the security failings surrounding the 13 July shooting, when a 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire on Trump as he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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