Trump says he was shot in the right ear in statement from hospital: Former president said he heard a 'whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place'

Donald Trump said he was shot in the right ear at his rally on Saturday and realized something was wrong when he heard 'whizzing sound.'

'I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening,' the former president wrote on his Truth Social account.

Trump was rushed to a hospital after shots were heard at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving one spectator dead.

Photos show the former president clutching his ear as the shots rang out. Blood was seen trickling down his face.

The shots rang out shortly after Trump started to address the crowd in the critical battleground state.  

In the moments after the shooting, voices could be heard screaming as Secret Service agents pushed Trump to the floor and covered him.

The 45th president was seen with blood coming from his ear.

Seconds later, the blood-covered lawmaker pumped his fist in the air to indicate that he was fine, while surrounded by Secret Service agents, before being led away. 

In his statement, Trump thanked the Secret Service and extended his condolences to the family of the person who was killed at the rally. 

The shooter who fired at least eight shots at Trump and injured him is dead, with a rallygoer also killed in Saturday's appalling bloodbath.

'I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead,' Trump said.