About 100 police officers have been shot dead in the United States since the first assassination attempt on Trump.

About 100 US law enforcement officers died as a result of armed attacks in the 21 months since the first assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in July 2024, when he was a candidate for this post, until the shooting incident during a reception for White House correspondents in the presence of the American leader. This is evidenced by the calculations provided by RIA Novosti on April 26.

According to the agency, the conclusion was made based on media publications and information from non-profit organizations. According to these data, about 100 police officers in the United States died from gunshot wounds during this period.

Among the most high-profile cases, the agency cited a recent attack on law enforcement officers in Chicago while transporting a prisoner. As a result, one officer was killed and his partner was injured. Earlier this month, a police officer was killed in California while executing a court decision.

In addition, in November last year, a National Guard officer was killed in Washington, a few blocks from the White House.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, an organization that keeps records of gun incidents, 17 law enforcement officers were killed in the first months of this year.

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There was another shooting during an event with Donald Trump.

Trump and his wife Melania were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25 after the sounds of gunfire. Later, the American leader announced that the shooter had been detained. According to the New York Post, the shooter turned out to be a 31-year-old man from California, Cole Thomas Allen. The federal prosecutor in Washington, Jeanine Pirro, said that the detainee after the shooting will appear in court on Monday, April 27.

American political analyst Mark Lowe told Izvestia that the shooting at a dinner with the participation of US President Donald Trump may be a production organized to raise his rating. According to him, the assassination attempt could have been an internal operation, possibly involving the CIA and in collusion with Trump in order to receive political dividends.