Trump assassination attempt | Secret Service sniper killed shooter with 'one-in-a-million shot': Report

The bullet that killed the would-be-assassin of former United States (US) president Donald Trump on July 13,was a "one-in-a-million shot," Fox News reported on Saturday (July 20) citing a source. The source saidthe kill shot was a single shot taken by a Secret Service counter-sniper whose view was obscured.

A local tactical team also took a shot at the would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, but missed.

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Secret Service sniper could only see Crooks'gun scope

The source told Fox News on Saturday that the Secret Service snipercould only see Crooks’ gun scope and the top of his eye and forehead because the lip of the roof was blocking the sniper’s view.

It was a one-in-a-million shot, the source added.

Secret Service chief faces calls to resign

The above revelation comes as more details emergedabout the botched security detail that allowed Crooks to climb onto a building, get a clear sight of Trump, and open fire on him.

Trump, the current Republican presidential candidate, was not severely wounded but suffered an injury on his right ear.

Fox News reported that while the Secret Service agents who stopped Crooks and protected Trump were being praised, the agency's director Kimberly Cheatle was being criticised for her handling of the matter.

Cheatle has been facing calls to resign from lawmakers.

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On Monday, the House Committee On Oversight and Accountability has scheduled a hearing with her over the agency's handling of the incident.

She has refused to resign but House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox Business earlier this week that he was prepared to call on President Joe Biden to fire her.

Security tightened for Trump's upcoming rally

An increased security detail, road closures, and tighter checks should be expected among the measures taken bythe Secret Service for Trump'supcoming rally which will be held at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena later on Saturday.

“Yeah, obviously, given the event that happened last week, right, I think you're going to see some increase. I think you've already seen it, you've been watching the the RNC (Republican National Convention), right, the number of agents that have been around former PresidentTrumphas been kind of way more than you would typically see," Former agency agent Jason Russell told the news agency Reuters.

“You're definitely going to see some road closures around the venue, I think, just to facilitate getting the motorcade in and out, and also because you're going to see enough people that you probably won't be able to keep them just, you know, on, on the sidewalk,” Russell added.

(With inputs from agencies)