Gunfire, arson and vandalism: Tracking political violence in America

Assassination attempts, arson attacks and targeted shootings person scarred American authorities implicit the past 3 years.

President Donald Trump survived 2 incidents. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was unharmed aft a madman lit his location connected fire. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson died aft a gunman changeable him successful the backmost connected a Manhattan sidewalk. A sniper killed Turning Point USA laminitis Charlie Kirk during a nationalist speaking event. Even state-level officials person been gunned down successful their ain homes.

Experts pass that governmental unit and tolerance for it are connected the rise, adjacent with the execution complaint falling to a 125-year debased successful 2025. And victims person been connected some sides of the governmental spectrum. 

Here's a recap of events.

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Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents astatine a run rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, successful Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

July 13, 2024 — Trump rally shooting

Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old Pennsylvanian, opened occurrence from a rooftop overlooking a run rally for President Donald Trump successful Butler, a agrarian country adjacent Pittsburgh.

A slug grazed Trump's ear. Two members of the assemblage survived gunshot wounds and 1 man, a 50-year-old firefighter and begetter of 2 named Corey Comperatore, died.

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"Corey died a hero," Shapiro told reporters aft speaking with Comperatore's woman Helen. "Corey dove connected his household to support them."

Authorities person released fewer details astir Crooks and his motive. He died erstwhile counter-snipers returned fire.

"As the subsister of 2 assassination attempts — and precocious watching his beloved person Charlie beryllium assassinated — nary 1 understands the dangers of governmental unit much than President Trump," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital past week. "That’s why, pursuing Charlie’s assassination, President Trump delivered almighty and unifying remarks urging each Americans to ‘commit themselves to the American values for which Charlie Kirk lived and died. The values of escaped speech, citizenship, the regularisation of law, and the patriotic devotion and emotion of God.’"

Sept. 15, 2024 — Sniper captured extracurricular Trump play course

Ryan Routh was accused of aiming an AK-47 astatine erstwhile President Trump portion helium was golfing astatine his people successful West Palm Beach, Florida. Jurors aboriginal recovered him blameworthy successful transportation with a failed assassination attempt. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

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Police arrested a 58-year-old antheral aft U.S. Secret Service agents spotted a firearm tube poking done the brushwood connected the borderline of Trump International Golf Club successful West Palm Beach, Florida, portion Trump was playing a round.

Jurors recovered Ryan Wesley Routh, present 59, blameworthy successful September. He has not yet been sentenced but could person beingness successful prison.

No 1 was injured during this incident.

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Dec. 4, 2024 — The assassination of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson pictured successful an undated representation provided by UnitedHealth. The enforcement was changeable from down and killed connected his mode to an capitalist league successful New York City successful what prosecutors person described arsenic a politically motivated assassination. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)

Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old begetter of 2 from Minnesota, was the CEO of 1 of the country's largest wellness insurers.

A gunman approached him from down extracurricular a New York City edifice and changeable him repeatedly successful the back, sidesplitting him connected the sidewalk.

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Suspect Luigi Mangione has pleaded not blameworthy to a slew of charges successful the case. State and national trials are not expected to statesman until precocious autumn 2026 astatine the earliest.

According to investigators, they allegedly recovered journals successful which helium discussed the thought process going into the slaying and criticized the wellness security industry.

Luigi Mangione, charged with the execution of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, appears successful State Supreme Court successful Manhattan during an grounds suppression proceeding successful his lawsuit connected Friday, December 12, 2025. (William Farrington for New York Post via Pool)

Mangione is accused of "meticulously" readying the execution with the motive of igniting a "public treatment astir the healthcare industry," per the Justice Department.

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April 13, 2025 — Arson onslaught connected Gov. Shapiro

An arsonist acceptable disconnected a occurrence astatine the Pennsylvania governor's residence portion Shapiro and his household were dormant inside.

The onslaught happened astir 2 a.m. connected the archetypal nighttime of Passover. The Shapiros are Jewish.

Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania State Police supply an update connected the enactment of arson that took spot astatine the Governor's Residence. (Commonwealth Media Services)

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Cody Balmer, 39, has since pleaded blameworthy successful transportation with the occurrence and received a condemnation of 25 to 50 years successful prison.

Surveillance video shows helium broke a model with a sledgehammer and threw a Molotov cocktail inside. Then helium broke successful done different model and threw different firebomb into the eating country but failed to interruption done a doorway that led to the bedrooms.

Josh Shapiro, politician of Pennsylvania, during a re-election run kickoff lawsuit successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, connected Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 (Rachel Wisniewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

May 21, 2025 — Antisemitic shooting successful DC

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A gunman opened occurrence extracurricular the Capital Jewish Museum successful Washington, D.C., sidesplitting a young mates — some victims being employees of the Israeli embassy.

The suspect, a 31-year-old pro-Palestinian agitator and far-left activistic from Chicago named Elias Rodriguez, has pleaded not guilty. A proceedings day has not yet been set.

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were changeable and killed arsenic they near an lawsuit astatine the Capital Jewish Museum, airs for a representation astatine an chartless location, successful this handout representation released by the Embassy of Israel to the U.S. connected May 22, 2025.  (Embassy of Israel to the USA via X/Handout via REUTERS)

June 14, 2025 — Attacks connected Minnesota lawmakers

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Minnesota authorities Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her hubby were killed successful their location successful Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis.

State Sen. John Hoffman, different Democrat, and his woman were some changeable adjacent successful Champlin. They survived.

A azygous fishy has been charged with some attacks, 58-year-old Vance Boelter. He pleaded not blameworthy and is owed backmost successful a national tribunal successful Minneapolis connected Feb. 20.

This combo from photos provided by Minnesota Legislature shows from left, Senator John A. Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman.  (Minnesota Legislature via AP)

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Sept. 10, 2025 — The assassination of Charlie Kirk

Turning Point USA laminitis Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old begetter of two, was delivering nationalist remarks astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah, erstwhile a sniper's slug pierced his neck.

He died arsenic his information squad rushed him to a adjacent hospital.

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Charlie Kirk speaks astatine Utah Valley University connected September 10, 2025 successful Orem, Utah. Kirk, laminitis of Turning Point USA, was speaking astatine his "American Comeback Tour" erstwhile helium was changeable successful the cervix and killed.  (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

The suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, has pleaded not blameworthy and is owed successful tribunal connected Feb. 3 for the 2nd time of a proceeding connected his defence team's question to person the prosecutor's bureau kicked disconnected the case.

Court documents person revealed substance exchanges betwixt Robinson and his trans person that look to amusement an absorption to Kirk's blimpish views motivated the crime.

"I had capable of his hatred," Robinson allegedly wrote.

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October 2025 — Alleged Border Patrol murder-for-hire plot

U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was allegedly the people of a $10,000 murder-for-hire crippled that failed to materialize, according to national prosecutors.

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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and his men halt astatine a state presumption portion connected patrol connected December 17, 2025, successful Evanston, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Last week, jurors delivered a not blameworthy verdict for the antheral accused of orchestrating it, 37-year-old Juan Espinoza Martinez.

Espinoza Martinez, who is not a U.S. citizen, was accused of offering $10,000 for Bovino's slaying implicit Snapchat aft an ex-con concern acquaintance and national informant shared the station with investigators.

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Jan. 6, 2026 — Vandalism astatine the Vance home

A 26-year-old Ohio antheral has been accused of vandalizing the Cincinnati location of Vice President JD Vance.

Vice President JD Vance speaks with Breitbart News Washington bureau main Matthew Boyle astatine Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Nov. 20, 2025, successful Washington.  (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

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The suspect, William DeFoor, has a past of vandalism charges and intelligence illness, according to authorities.

"I admit everyone's good wishes astir the onslaught astatine our home," Vance wrote connected X. "As acold arsenic I tin tell, a brainsick idiosyncratic tried to interruption successful by hammering the windows."

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His household was successful Washington, D.C., astatine the time, helium added.

Fox News' Rachel Wolf, Stepheny Price and The Associated Press contributed to this report.