reno, nev.<u+2014>no weapon was found after donald trump was rushed off a stage at a nevada rally saturday night, the secret service said. the rally halted for about 10 minutes when a man was tackled by armed guards and taken out of the convention hall. an unidentified individual in front of the stage had shouted <u+2018>gun,<u+2019> the secret service said. one attendee at the event said the man <u+201c>just started walking through everybody<u+201d> in the crowd, adding that it was <u+201c>super shady<u+201d> before he was taken away by a secret service agent for questioning. john atyeo, another audience member at the rally, said he believed the man had a weapon and said he tackled the man before law-enforcement officers stepped in. attendees are routinely checked for weapons and must pass through metal detectors before entering presidential campaign events. during the interruption, which took place just a few rows in front of mr. trump<u+2019>s lectern, several agents jumped onto the stage as the businessman ducked behind a curtain. while much of the crowd in front dispersed, many in the audience soon started a <u+201c>u.s.a.<u+201d> chant as the man was handcuffed by law-enforcement officials. the law-enforcement officers then brought the man into a bathroom at the reno-sparks convention center. the trump campaign didn<u+2019>t provide any immediate information. mr. trump<u+2019>s son, donald jr., and the trump campaign<u+2019>s social media director, dan scavino, retweeted unsubstantiated claims that the commotion was an <u+201c>assassination attempt.<u+201d> in a statement saturday night, mr. trump expressed his gratitude to the <u+201c>secret service and the law enforcement resources in reno and the state of nevada for their fast and professional response.<u+201d> about 10 minutes after leaving the stage, mr. trump returned and said that <u+201c>nobody said it was going to be easy for us but we will never be stopped. never ever be stopped.<u+201d> before the interruption, mr. trump promised the crowd peace and prosperity, if elected. <u+201c>when we win the election on tuesday, you will finally have a government in your side, fighting for your community and protecting your family,<u+201d> he said. the secret service said an investigation into the incident was ongoing. write to michael c. bender at mike.bender@wsj.com
no gun found after trump rally halted, man tackled  - wsj
michael c. bender