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Six of the U.S. Secret Service agents on duty in Butler, Pennsylvania, a year ago when a gunman shot at and wounded President Donald Trump at a rally have been punished, according to a report.

During an interview with CBS, Matt Quinn, the agency’s deputy director, affirmed that the agents were suspended for periods ranging from 10 to 42 days, during which they were not paid.

Then when they returned to duty they were placed on restricted duty, roles with less responsibility.

He defended the decision by the agency not to fire anyone.

“We are laser-focused on fixing the root cause of the problem,” Quinn said.

It was July 13, 2024, when a gunman opened fire during a campaign rally. A bullet grazed Trump’s ear and the president has credited God with saving his life. The gunman, carrying a rifle, inexplicably, had gained access to the roof of a building near the rally.

BREAKING: Six Secret Service agents suspended over the Butler, PA assassination attempt on President Trump. pic.twitter.com/TJNZr3z6qJ

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 10, 2025

One person was killed by the gunman, and two others injured.

The alleged gunman, Thomas Crooks, was killed by a Secret Service sniper.

Quinn said Butler “was an operational failure and we are focused today on ensuring that it never happens again.”

One development, he explained, is that the service has introduced a new fleet of military grade drones and mobile command posts that allows agents to communicate over radio directly with local law enforcement – interoperability that didn’t exist last year, the report said.

That attack on Trump, as well as a second, failed attack plan in West Palm Beach, Florida, a few weeks later, triggered the resignation of then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and several investigations and confrontational congressional hearings.

A 180-page report released by a bipartisan House panel a few months ago confirmed that the security lapses that led to the first incident were “not isolated to the campaign event itself.”

The “leadership and training” allowed for “failures” to happen, the report said.

It was Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter, father and husband, who was killed by Crooks’ shots.