Government Watchdog Launches Investigation into Secret Service Protocols at Trump’s Pennsylvania Rally
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A government watchdog has launched an investigation into the U.S. Secret Service’s security protocols during former President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, following an assassination attempt. The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general aims to assess the procedures used at the event. President Biden has also ordered an independent review of the security measures. The incident involved a 20-year-old assailant, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who managed to shoot at Trump, grazing his right ear and killing Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief. Two other attendees were injured. The FBI confirmed that Crooks was fatally shot by Secret Service agents.