Abraham Lincoln

Source: MEGAAbraham Lincoln was the first U.

S. president to die by assassination.

Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, just a few hours after stage actor John Wilkes Booth shot him in the back of his head while at Ford's Theatre the previous evening. The suspect and his fellow conspirators - all supporters of the Confederacy - planned to kill other government leaders but only wounded Secretary of State William Seward.12 days later, on April 26, 1865, Booth was shot in a barn near Bowling Green, Va., and died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the neck.

Barack Obama

Source: MEGAThere were several security incidents involving Barack Obama, including several assassination attempts during his administration.

Barack Obama faced several assassination attempts while he was in office, including the November 2011 incident involving Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez. The shooter, who was 21 at the time, was charged with attempted assassination after firing shots at the White House.

Charlie Kirk

Source: MEGACharlie Kirk was a right-wing political activist.

Right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on September 10. He was 31.

Donald Trump confirmed his supporter's death on Truth Social, which read, "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"During an appearance on Fox & Friends, the POTUS confirmed they had the suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, in custody."Somebody who was very close to him turned him in," he added.

Clementa C. Pinckney

Source: PBS NewsHour/YouTubeNine people, including Clementa C.

Pinckney, were killed during the tragic Charleston church shooting.

Late South Carolina State Senator Clementa C. Pinckney was killed alongside eight other individuals during a racially-motivated assassination at a Charleston church in June 2015. The shooter, identified as 21-year-old white supremacist Dylann Roof, was arrested after the incident."In America we don't let people like this get away with this dastardly deed," then-Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley said in a statement.

Donald Trump

Source: @CitizenFreePres/X; MEGADonald Trump faced at least two confirmed assassination attempts.

Trump was holding a rally in Butler, Penn., on July 13, 2024, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire and injured the then-presidential candidate. As Secret Service agents rushed to cover Trump, who sustained an upper-ear injury but was otherwise unharmed.

Five more shots were heard before multiple agents confirmed the shooter was "down." Authorities later confirmed Crooks was armed with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle.

Trump was rushed to the area's nearest hospital, Butler Memorial Hospital, to get his injury treated."The Secret Service has implemented protective measures and the former President is safe. This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available," Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement a few minutes after the incident.

The shooting left one attendee dead and two more people - aside from Trump - injured.

James Garfield

Source: MEGAJames Garfield was the 20th president of the U.

S.

On July 2, 1881, James Garfield was shot in the back by Charles J. Guiteau at a train station in Washington, D.C. His doctors were unable to remove the bullet from his pancreas, leading to his death due to blood poisoning and complications on September 19, 1881.

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John F. Kennedy

Source: MEGAJohn F.

Kennedy died in Dallas on November 22, 1963. John F. Kennedy died in Dallas on November 22, 1963, after Lee Harvey Oswald opened fire while the then-president's open-topped limousine passed the Texas School Book Depository.

Two days later, Oswald was killed by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while being transferred from police headquarters to the county jail.

Melissa Hotman

Source: @melissahortman/InstagramMelissa Hortman and her husband were gunned down in an apparent 'politically-motivated assassination.

'Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in wh