Channel 4 pulls episode of The Simpsons which features a shooter on a roof off air following Donald Trump assassination attempt

Channel 4 has pulled an episode of The Simpsons, which featured a shooter, following the attempted assassination of the former American President Donald Trump.

President Trump was shot and injured while addressing a crowd at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. 

Shocking images from the attack show the former president covered in blood after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot him in the ear. 

The secret service scrambled to protect Trump before he was rushed off the stage. Crooks, opened fire on the crowd from a nearby rooftop killing one rally attendee before the secret service shot and killed him. 

Following the attack, Channel 4 decided to pull a planned episode of The Simpsons which was due to air on Sunday at 1pm. 

President Trump was shot and injured while addressing crowds at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday

Following the attack, Channel 4 decided to pull a planned episode of The Simpsons which was due to air on Sunday at 1pm which featured a scene where a shooter could be seen perched on a building  

Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot the former President in the ear before killing a rally attendee. The 20-year-old who was shooting at the crowd from a nearby rooftop was shot and killed by the secret service 

In the episode, which originally aired in 1996, Lisa Simpson discovered that Springfield was actually founded by a fraudulent pirate. 

In one scene a shooter could be seen perched on a building as a public gathering is taking place - imagery which is hauntingly similar to the incident at Trump's rally.

Channel 4 instead aired an episode from series 30 but eagle-eyed viewers noticed the last minute change. 

In word reported by The Sun, one person wrote on social media: 'Wondered at first why Channel 4 just pulled the scheduled broadcast of 'Lisa The Iconoclast' but I think I get it.'

Another said: 'I did wonder why a random later season episode was thrown in the middle of this Season 7 mini marathon.'

One social media user speculated that a member of the public might have contacted the broadcaster to voice their concerns about the choice of episode. 

MailOnline have approached Channel 4 for a comment.