Albanian-American witness in the attack on former President Trump gives his version of the event

One of the witnesses at the scene was Albanian-American Vatan Cana. He recorded several images during the attack. The Voice of America joined him hours ago to tell him what he saw.

He told journalist Garentina Kraja about the chaotic scene after shooting, including Mr. Trump's images injured while leaving the scene.

Description of What He Seen

We were friends from New York to Butler. When we got there, there were a lot of people, street communication, very, very big insurance. Until we entered the gathering inside, we went through security. They searched us all, even the body and what we had with us. When we entered, we went ahead, to say the truth, perhaps we were about 100 religions (about 100 meters [30 m]). We've heard 2-3 bullets coming from Trump's right, but on our left side. It's been a very interesting fact that when bullets went out, one of the plumbers (“forts-lifts”) that have lifted up the speakers, told the plumber, and when the bullet went through it, we thought that “firy department” (firers) were thrown into water “ <x>> <shooter<6> (attacker), but the fluid (gulin) fell everywhere, through public. After that, we heard 2-3 shots. When this happened, the whole gathering has fallen to the ground. All the people have fallen to the ground. Secret Service was telling us that “come down, sit down”. We've all stood up in one moment, but as soon as we got up, another one of our secret secret services told us to stand down that there might be another shot. And it came to pass, when the people heard it, that they all ran, and wept. He had kids, people. It's been a very scary scene because it didn't know what else would happen”.

Video recording of the attack

By being Kosovo's, in war, I mean, I did it because it was bullets. A friend of mine, Steve didn't believe. I told him, Steven, get down. I went up and I said, I could record, see what's going on. I took out the phone, I saw Trump myself. And when he stood up, I saw him bleed. I told my friend, “They got him”, so they got him, but we didn't know how bad the situation was. I tried to keep my phone as straight as possible. Then there's a helicopter, I think it took Trump to a nearby hospital. But it means that moment has been something very interesting, that Trump when he was, told them “wait, wait” in English. He got up and made “fis boom” (thunder). I don't know how he had that courage, how he did it, and when he took his fist up, all the people were alive and they all shouted “Trump, Trump”, “U n SA, USA” But at that moment, the service secret services said there is probably a second shooter. Then the panic started, we started running. All barricades to the ground.

We started running. People crying, women with little children, they all started crying, we started running... Leaving the country, we went where the assailant was. I also have a video from there, where the military was, the secret secret secret service, trying to get up to the roof. The roads were blocked and they left nothing behind and we started walking toward the airport, about 12 kilometers because there was no taxi, nothing.

Event's Influence

The “given the mass shootings that take place in the United States, feels a sense of what will happen now. The first was over, but we were afraid there might be another attacker. It's a very interesting feeling, like the war we've experienced in Kosovo... We couldn't believe this was happening. But we already realized that this happened. I've had maybe 20 minutes because I couldn't believe I was there, too.” / VOA