Photos: Trump injured in assassination attempt at a rally

Former President Donald Trump was injured, a spectator was killed and two others were critically injured when someone opened fire at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, authorities said.

Trump was said to be fine as he was being evaluated at a hospital Saturday night, the Secret Service said in a statement. The shooter was "neutralized" by Secret Service agents and is dead, it said.

Trump said on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he was shot in his right ear.

"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place," Trump wrote.

President Joe Biden said the nation must unite in condemning such political violence. He said every pertinent federal agency was being scrambled to respond and investigate.

The shooting started shortly after Trump took his position at the podium onstage.