Photographer Wins Pulitzer For Iconic Photo Of Bullet Speeding By Trump's Head During Assassination Attempt

A New York Times photographer was awarded pinch a Pulitzer Prize Monday for his photos of nan assassination effort against President Donald Trump successful Butler, Pennsylvania.

The July 13 arena yielded galore historical photos and videos, specified arsenic erstwhile Trump quickly sewage up aft being changeable arsenic Secret Service agents escorted him disconnected nan shape holding his fist successful nan aerial while shouting nan words, "Fight, fight, fight."

One iconic image by The Times' Doug Mills managed to seizure nan split-second infinitesimal a speeding slug was seen mid-air adjacent to Trump’s caput astatine nan rally. The photo was 1 of respective he captured that time that earned him 1 of nan astir prestigious awards successful journalism.

Days aft nan assassination attempt, Mills sat down pinch Fox News astatine nan Republican National Convention to stock his firsthand relationship of nan shocking ordeal. 

ATTEMPTED TRUMP ASSASSIN SEEN WALKING AROUND PENNSYLVANIA RALLY HOURS BEFORE OPENING FIRE

Republican statesmanlike campaigner and erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a run rally astatine nan Butler Farm Show successful Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

"I conscionable happened to beryllium down, shooting pinch a wide-angle lens conscionable beneath nan president erstwhile he was speaking. There was a immense emblem waving correct supra his head, and I conscionable happened to beryllium taking pictures astatine nan aforesaid time," he told "America's Newsroom" in Milwaukee astatine nan time.

"Then, erstwhile I heard nan pops, I conjecture I kept hitting connected nan shutter, and past I saw him scope for his [ear]. He grimaced and grabbed his manus and looked. It was blood, and past he went down, and I thought, 'Dear God, he's been shot,'" he continued.

Mills said nan infinitesimal he discovered he had captured an image of nan bullet whizzing past Trump was a "surprise" to him.

It happened aft he was ushered into a shelter and began sending photos of Trump's defiant fist pump to an editor.

"I was like, ‘Oh, hell. I retrieve taking pictures of him erstwhile this happened. Let maine spell backmost and look.’ I started looking astatine it. I started sending them correct away, and I called 1 of nan editors and said, ‘Please look astatine these really closely. This mightiness person been adjacent nan infinitesimal wherever he was shot,’" he said. 

"She called maine backmost for illustration 5 minutes later and said, 'You won't judge this.' She goes, ‘We really spot a slug flying down his head, and I was like, ’Oh my gosh.'"

Mills said he captured nan rally images pinch a Sony a1 camera. 

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President Trump survived an assassination effort connected his life successful Butler, Pennsylvania successful July. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)

"Doug Mills of The New York Times won nan breaking news photography prize for his photos capturing nan attempted assassination of President Trump past year, including an image successful which a slug tin beryllium seen," nan New York Times’ media newsman Katie Robertson reported arsenic she touted 3 different other Pulitzers The Times won for stories connected Sudan, Afghanistan and Baltimore.

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Fox News' Taylor Penley contributed to this report.