 You have to be looking at who can be handed the keys to this country at any given time. Trump was not seriously injured in the assassination attempt, but two people were, and one was killed. The shooter was killed by Secret Service, and a motive has not yet been determined. During the assassination attempt of former President Trump, Saturday, 50-year-old Tony Hemker of Virginia was in attendance with his wife's uncle, who had removed his hearing aid because they were near an overhead speaker about 45 yards away from the stage. When the shots rang out, they fell to the ground and saw that a bullet struck the speaker and fell to the ground.