MINNEAPOLIS — For the second time in two months, an alleged attack has been made on former President Donald Trump’s life.

“This is certainly an unprecedented series of assassination attempts,” University of Minnesota political science Professor Larry Jacobs says.

To his knowledge, Professor Jacobs says he can’t recall a time when a U.S. political candidate experienced multiple assassination attempts.

“Though I have to say, the Secret Service doesn’t advertise the attempts, so we don’t have the full record,” Jacobs says.

Looking at history Jacobs says there have been times when Americans have changed their minds about a president or presidential candidate shortly after an assassination attempt.

“Ronald Reagan for instance, the attempt on his life, there was an increase in sympathy and support for Ronald Reagan, but within a month it was back to where it had been back before the assassination attempt.”

Professor Jacobs says Trump experienced the same boost after the first attempt on his life, but once again the benefit was short-lived.

Jacobs believes the same cycle will happen this second time around, with the sympathy fading long before Election Day.

“There is a ‘sympathy vote’ that you tend to see after an attempted assassination of a president or high-level or government official, but that usually doesn’t change the overall sentiment. You’ll see a change and then a reversion to where things were,” Jacobs explains.

“The overwhelming number of voters have made up their mind. There’s a battle now for a very small number of undecided voters who are sitting on the fence.”

However, the alleged assassination attempt on Sunday could lead to increased security for both campaigns moving forward.

Shortly after the first attempt on Donald Trump’s life, the campaign started using bulletproof glass during outdoor campaign speeches.

Jacobs says this extra security could impact access voters have with both presidential candidates moving forward.

“We’re going to see greater perimeters, more officers. It’s going to become intimidating and very difficult for everyday voters to get much of a personal connection with the candidates.”

Jacobs says major news events in the coming weeks could also impact the election.

If one of the conflicts overseas escalates, or if there are significant changes to the U.S. economy during the final days of the election, Jacobs says voters could be easily swayed.

“I think it’s quite possible we’re going to see something called an ‘October Surprise,’ that we are not anticipating now that could shake things up.”

MINNEAPOLIS — Andrea and Juan Broome want people to know how caring their artistic 16-year-old daughter, De’Miaya, was.

“She cared about people. She cared about animals. She was just a loving person,” Juan Broome said.

De’Miaya came from a blended family with 13 brothers and sisters. She was killed early Saturday morning after she was hit by a car — along with several others — in downtown Minneapolis.

“The main thing I would like people to know is that she wasn’t a bad kid. She wasn’t a troubled kid,” Juan Broome said. “She was raised in church. She believed in God. Like my wife said, she loved poetry. She loved art.”

Minneapolis police say the driver targeted the group after a fight or argument.

According to police, the fight happened right in the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and 5th Street. They said the driver then backed up on Hennepin, turned the wrong way onto 5th and started driving the wrong way on the one-way street, plowing through the crowd.

A memorial made of balloons and candles now marks the spot. Police said they arrested the driver, a 22-year-old woman after witnesses followed her and prevented her from getting away.

De’Miaya’s family is heartbroken and thinking of the others hurt.

“First of all, we would like the other families to get through what they’re going through. We wouldn’t want anybody to go through what we’re going through,” Juan Broome said. “We would just like the person who did this, everyone involved, to be held accountable.”