Canadian leaders condemned political violence following a shooting at a rally for U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump.

U.S. officials said the former president and current presumptive Republican nominee is "fine" after the shooting, after images captured at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday showed Trump with what appeared to be blood coming from one of his ears.

The local district attorney said the suspected shooter is dead, as is at least one other person who attended the march.

"Strongest condemnation"

Canadian politicians posted statements on social media in the hours following the incident, with Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre writing in part, "I strongly condemn the attempted assassination of former President Trump today."

Law enforcement officials had not classified the acts as such by 8 p.m., but two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press that the incident is being investigated as an assassination attempt.

Poilievre went on to say: "I am relieved that he is safe. My prayers are with the other innocent people who were harmed or killed because of this heinous act... democracy must prevail."

"Never an excuse"

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not publicly commented yet, but other Canadian leaders expressed similar sentiments, including Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae.

Rae wrote in a post on X: "Horrific events in Butler County, Pennsylvania today – there is absolutely no excuse for violence of this kind. It is deeply saddening to hear of someone being shot in the crowd."

"Horrific act"

Tom Clarke, Canada's Consul General in New York, described the incident as "horrific," adding his best wishes to Trump, and that the shooting "must be condemned in the strongest possible terms by everyone."

Mark Carney, an economist and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, wrote: "There is absolutely no justification for political violence of any kind, and we must condemn this horrific act in the clearest and most unequivocal terms."