Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci, who captured the shocking images in the aftermath of Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Trump, recounted the horrific incident in a video released by the news agency.

Amid the chaos of the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist captured a series of images showing a bloodied Trump surrounded by US Secret Service agents and raising his fist to rally the agitated crowd.

After Vucci Told The dramatic moment he experienced during the assassination attempt.

Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump raises his fist as he is hurriedly escorted off the stage following an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. From apnews pic.twitter.com/VoAYqRC4QV

— Evan Vucci (@evanvucci) July 14, 2024

“I was right in front of the stage, it was a normal rally – I've been to hundreds of times – and then I heard several pops over my left shoulder and I immediately realized they were gunshots,” Vucci told The Associated Press. (Related article: Hausman: Of course Trump got shot. Just one weirdo who took the Democrats seriously got shot.)

The attack left the former president with visible injuries, Vucci said.

“He then began shaking his fist and waving at the crowd as he was coming down the ramp. As you can see in the photographs, we noticed blood coming from his face. Agents removed him from the ramp and placed him in an SUV. And as he got into the SUV, he began shaking his fist again,” Vucci continued.

“As soon as I heard the shots, I knew this was a moment in American history that had to be documented,” Vucci said, reflecting on the role of journalists at such a critical time. “It's our job as journalists to do this work.”