Republican National Convention in Milwaukee has law enforcement on heightened awareness [View all]
Source: CBS News
Updated on: July 14, 2024 / 7:50 AM EDT
Federal, state and local law enforcement officials are on high alert ahead of the Republican National Convention that will kick off in Milwaukee on Monday. Changes to the security measures were being planned after former President Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania Saturday evening.
A joint threat assessment created by the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, the Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee Southeastern Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center was sent out to law enforcement officials in anticipation of the RNC, calling for heightened awareness.
No credible or specific threat was identified in the assessment, a law enforcement source told CBS News. After the shooting at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, multiple law enforcement officials told CBS News' Nicole Sganga that there is planning currently underway to expand the perimeter at the RNC and create buffer zones around the events.
Law enforcement sources said the gunman at the rally was outside the Secret Service perimeter when he opened fire with an AR-style rifle, before being killed by a Secret Service sniper. Trump said he was struck in the upper ear. A rally attendee was killed and two others were critically wounded.
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