On Wednesday, more than three months after the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Pennsylvania county officials finally released 911 recordings from the July 13 rally. The Intercept filed a lawsuit in September for the recordings, which Butler County refused to provide without a court order.

The calls began flooding the Butler County emergency services one minute after shots rang out at the Butler Farm Show grounds, the recordings show. Callers expressed fear, terror, and confusion in the chaotic aftermath. Relatives of attendees called the emergency lines in alarm, afraid for their loved ones.

Despite police and Secret Service agents having identified the shooter as a suspicious person at least 25 minutes prior to the shooting, 911 operators assured worried callers that law enforcement was aware of and handling the situation.

“Gunshot at the Trump rally,” a woman told the Butler County 911 operator on one of 15 audio files of 911 calls released to The Intercept. The operator told the caller police were on their way. “Better get here quick,” they said. In another call, the operator told a different caller that........

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