Trump Rally Shooter Thomas Crooks: Neighbors, Classmates, Employer Speak
A 20-Year-Old Man From Pennsylvania Fired Multiple Shots At Former President Donald Trump At A Rally On Saturday Evening.
A Bullet Grazed The Presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee's Upper Right Ear, Leaving Him Bloodied But Not Seriously Injured. One Rally Attendee Was Killed In The Gunfire And Two Others Were "Critically Injured," Authorities Later Said.
Here's What We Know:
Who Is The Shooter At The Rally?
The FBI Identified Thomas Matthew Crooks Of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, As The Person Behind The Assassination Attempt. Agency Officials Released Little Additional Information, Saying Its Investigation Remains Active And Ongoing. They Did Not Indicate What Crooks' Motive Might Have Been.
Crooks Worked At A Nearby Nursing Home. An Administrator There Told USA TODAY That The Company Was Shocked To Learn Of The Shooting And That Crooks Had Passed A Background Check For His Job.
What Did Thomas Crooks Do At The Crime Scene?
During The Shooting Saturday, Trump's Right Ear Was Injured, Seconds Before He Was Whisked Off Stage By Secret Service Personnel. One Man Attending The Rally Was Killed And Two Others Were Injured; Crooks Was Then Killed By Secret Service Agents, Authorities Said.
FBI Special Agent Kevin Rojek Said On A Call With Media Sunday Afternoon That Authorities Found "A Suspicious Device" When They Searched The Shooter's Vehicle. Bomb Technicians Inspected The Device And Rendered It Safe.
"I'm Not In A Position To Provide Any Expertise On The Specific Components Of Any Potential Bombs Or Suspicious Packages," Rojek Added.
Rojek Said Law Enforcement Is Sending The Rifle And Crooks' Cell Phone, Along With Other Evidence, To The FBI Lab In Quantico, Virginia "For Processing And Exploitation."
"We're In The Process Of Searching His Phone," Rojek Said.
Maps And Graphics:What Happened In The Trump Assassination Attempt
26 авг 2024
