Photo Captures The Moment A Bullet Whizzed By Donald Trump At Rally

A photograph from the shooting at Donald Trump s Saturday campaign rally appears to have captured a bullet zipping past the former president before he was injured in an apparent assassination attempt .

The image, taken by veteran New York Times photographer Doug Mills, seems to show a projectile piercing the air to the left of Trump on stage at his event in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to an assessment from retired FBI specialist Michael Harrigan.

On Saturday, Harrigan, who spent 22 years in the agency, told The New York Times that he believes that a bullet is visible in the photograph.

Given the circumstances, if thats not showing the bullets path through the air, I dont know what else it would be, he said.

The Times reported that Mills captured the image while shooting with a shutter speed of 1/8,000th of a second, a speed that the outlet said was extremely fast by industry standards.

Doug Mills, a New York Times photographer, appeared to capture an image of a bullet streaking past Donald Trumps head, a former FBI agent said. He took the photo while documenting the rally that turned into an attempt on a former presidents life. https://t.co/nhtORaXDZj pic.twitter.com/32UI1GDcoO

The New York Times (@nytimes) July 14, 2024","type":"rich","meta":{"author":"The New York Times","author_url":"https://twitter.com/nytimes","cache_age":86400,"description":"Doug Mills, a New York Times photographer, appeared to capture an image of a bullet streaking past Donald Trumps head, a former FBI agent said. He took the photo while documenting the rally that turned into an attempt on a former presidents life. https://t.co/nhtORaXDZj pic.twitter.com/32UI1GDcoO The New York Times (@nytimes) July 14, 2024\n\n\n","options":{"_hide_media":{"label":"Hide photos, videos, and cards","value":false},"_maxwidth":{"label":"Adjust width","placeholder":"220-550, in px","value":""},"_theme":{"value":"","values":{"dark":"Use dark theme"}}},"provider_name":"Twitter","title":"The New York Times on Twitter / X","type":"rich","url":"https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1812497108940853485","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"enhancements":{},"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"news","device":"mobile","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://action.news","locale":"en_US"},"originalEdition":"us","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"669320a4e4b094ee6b85aee7","entryPermalink":"https://action.news/entry/trump-bullet-photo-rally_n_669320a4e4b094ee6b85aee7","entryTagsList":"photography,trump-donald,donald-trump-shooting,@us_huffpost_now","sectionSlug":"politics","deptSlug":"politics-news","sectionRedirectUrl":null,"subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.politics","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065","stickyPlayerControl":"52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da","stickyPlayerON":"8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"https://img.connatix.com/2c721d79-3441-467e-984a-4d37bdc4e2ec/1_th.jpg?crop=480:270,smart&width=480&height=270&format=jpeg&quality=60&fit=crop","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":6},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":1},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"669320a4e4b094ee6b85aee7","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"mobile","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"Photography","slug":"photography","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/photography","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/photography","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/photography"},"relegenceSubjectId":981959,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Culture & Arts","slug":"arts"},"topic":{"title":"Photography","slug":"photography","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/photography"},{"name":"trump donald","slug":"trump-donald","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/trump-donald","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/trump-donald","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/trump-donald"},"department":{"name":"Latest News","slug":"politics-news"},"section":{"title":"Politics","slug":"politics"},"topic":{"title":"Donald Trump","slug":"donald-trump","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/news/topic/donald-trump"},{"name":"donald trump shooting","slug":"donald-trump-shooting","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/donald-trump-shooting","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/donald-trump-shooting","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/donald-trump-shooting"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/donald-trump-shooting"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["

\r\n\r\n","

\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false}">

Doug Mills, a New York Times photographer, appeared to capture an image of a bullet streaking past Donald Trumps head, a former FBI agent said. He took the photo while documenting the rally that turned into an attempt on a former presidents life. https://t.co/nhtORaXDZj pic.twitter.com/32UI1GDcoO
The New York Times (@nytimes) July 14, 2024

The sound of several gunshots rang through the rally as Trumps Secret Service detail jumped to cover the politician with their bodies before rushing him off stage.

Trumps ear appeared to be bleeding as he was hurried off to his motorcade.

The suspect in the attempted assassination, whom the FBI has identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was subsequently neutralized by Secret Service personnel, according to a statement from the agency.

Following the attack, the Secret Service announced that Trump was safe and seeking medical attention.

During an FBI briefing on Saturday, law enforcement officials shared that gunfire at the event killed one rally attendee and injured two others. The victims were identified as adult men.

Your Support Has Never Been More Critical

Other news outlets have retreated behind paywalls. At HuffPost, we believe journalism should be free for everyone.

Would you help us provide essential information to our readers during this critical time? We can't do it without you.

Can't afford to contribute? Support HuffPost by creating a free account and log in while you read.

You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest we could use your help again . We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you.

Whether you give once or many more times, we appreciate your contribution to keeping our journalism free for all.

Whether you give just one more time or sign up again to contribute regularly, we appreciate you playing a part in keeping our journalism free for all.

Support HuffPost

The FBI also confirmed that the incident is being investigated as an attempted assassination.

For live coverage of the shooting, see HuffPosts live blog.