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The US Secret Service is facing questions after the [attempted / attempt] assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. A shooter managed to climb [unto / onto] the roof of a building that was [adjust / just] 130 metres from where Mr Trump was speaking at [a / the] rally. People who attended the event told police they [have / had] seen a man with a rifle on top of the building. There were also police [onside / inside] the building from which the gunman fired [shoots / shots] at Mr Trump. The director of the Secret Service said the shooting "was unacceptable". She said: "This is an [event / eventually] that never should have happened." She added: "The Secret Service is responsible [for / at] the protection of the former President. The [buck / duck] stops with me."

The shooting is the first attempt [on / in] a President's or former President's life since the [shot / shooting] of Ronald Reagan in 1981. Mr Trump was speaking to a [large / largely] crowd of supporters at his campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. The 20-year-old gunman [fired / firing] eight shots. One bullet hit Mr Trump's ear. There was [bloody / blood] on his ear and face. Secret Service officers [immediate / immediately] surrounded Trump. Secret Service staff [hurried / hurrying] the former President to a nearby safety vehicle. One man died and two people were [critically / critical] injured in the shooting. The gunman was shot and killed [by / of] a sniper. Mr Trump later thanked God for "preventing the [thinking / unthinkable] ". He was well enough to attend a Republican convention on Monday.