After Trump Rally Shooting, Cherry Hill Leaders Speak Out

CHERRY HILL, NJ — After the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, Cherry Hill's elected leaders condemned the actions.

"Mayor (Dave) Fleisher and Town Council condemn all acts of political violence, which have no place in our democratic society," the leaders said in a brief joint statement.

Trump was injured Saturday during a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The FBI is investigating the incident as the first assassination attempt against a U.S. president or presidential candidate in more than 40 years.

The shooter killed one spectator and critically injured two others. The Secret Service killed the shooter — identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

Since the shooting, Democratic and Republican leaders have condemned the violence and expressed relief that Trump is alive. With the Republican National Convention beginning Monday, Trump is the party's presumptive presidential nominee.

As the FBI investigates the shooter's motive, President Joe Biden urged the public not to jump to conclusions.

"I urge everyone — everyone, please, don't make assumptions about his motives or his affiliations," President Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, said Sunday in remarks from the White House. "Let the FBI do their job and their partner agencies do their job. I've instructed that this investigation be thorough and swift."