At least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after the failed attempt to assassinate US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
There are multiple probes investigating law enforcement officials' failures at the Trump rally.At least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified leave after a shooter opened fire at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania.
They include the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office, three other agents assigned to the office, and one agent who was assigned to Trump's protective detail, a law enforcement official said.Photo shows Trump is seen in profile close up with a bloodied face and hands on the ground The agents are on administrative leave, meaning they cannot perform investigative or protective work.20-year-old Thomas Crooks used an AR-15-style rifle to fire shots that hit Trump's right earThe shooting was a devastating failure to carry out one of the agency's core duties and it led to the resignation of the Secret Service's then-director, Kim Cheatle.
The US Secret Service's new acting director, Ronald Rowe Jr, said he was "ashamed" of the security lapse that led to the attempted assassination but blamed the shortfall on local law enforcement.
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