On March 30, 1981, gunfire erupted outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.
In this split image, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off by Secret Service at the stage after shots at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024, and former President Ronald Reagan is shoved into the President's limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel, March 30, 1981.
The shooter, John Hinckley Jr., fired six rounds from a .22-caliber revolver at the president, who had his hand raised, waving to the crowd. The bullet hit Reagan's ribcage, just inches from his heart, and punctured his lung. The striking visual similarities between Reagan and Trump being swarmed by Secret Service agents during the attack and both men having a raised hand at the time of the incident -- are noticeable.
At the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the building where suspected gunman Thomas Crooks scrambled onto the roof and opened fire was the staging area for the local police tactical team watching the crowd, two law enforcement officials told ABC News.
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