Trump shooter acted alone, was ‘very smart’ and was bullied
July 14, 2024
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) believes that Thomas Matthew CrookesThe 20-year-old who tried to kill former President Donald Trump acted alone and has so far revealed
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) believes that Thomas Matthew CrookesThe 20-year-old who tried to kill former President Donald Trump acted alone and has so far revealed no “core ideology.”
The case is being investigated as domestic terrorism.
Special Agent in Charge Kevin Royak explained that there was no indication that Crooks had mental health issues and that he had no criminal history or previous interactions with law enforcement.
The FBI confirmed that semi-automatic assault rifle hired by Crooks, was legally acquired by the shooter’s father.
The family is cooperating with the investigation.
The area where the former president was attacked. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
The FBI has Crooks’ cell phone, which was sent to a lab for examination of its contents.
The young man got a job as an assistant nutritionist at your place of residence and a rehab clinic in his hometown of Bethel Park, near Butler, the Pennsylvania town where Trump held a rally.
According to center administrator Marcy Grimm, Crooks “did his job without any problems” and passed a background check, she told CNN.
Who attacked Donald Trump?
Federal police authorities on Sunday took a closer look at the background Thomas Matthew Crookes is looking for what prompted a 20-year-old man to open fire on former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania.
The suspected shooter acted alone and used AR style rifle purchased legally for shooting.
Scammersa resident of Bethel Park, an hour’s drive from the shooting scene, was a registered Republican who could cast his first presidential ballot in the Nov. 5 election pitting Trump against Joe Biden. Public records show his father is registered as a Republican and his mother as a Democrat.
When Crooks was 17, he made a $15 donation to ActBlue, a political action committee that raises money for left-wing and Democratic politicians, according to a 2021 filing with the Federal Election Commission.
The donation was intended for the Progressive Turnout Project, a national group that encourages Democrats to vote. The groups did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Reuters was unable to immediately contact Crooks’ family. His father, Matthew Crooks, 53, told CNN he was trying to figure out what happened and would wait until he spoke with law enforcement before talking about his son.
Image: A school photograph of a young man who was attacked.
Secret Service agents killed Crooks, the agency said, after he opened fire from the roof of a building about 450 feet from the stage where Trump was addressing supporters. The AR-15 semiautomatic rifle used in the shooting was found near his body.
Material for making a bomb was found in the suspect’s car, American media reported, citing sources.
Donald Trump’s Attacker Was ‘Very Smart’
In the family’s hometown, a former classmate of Thomas Crooks at Bethel Park High School said the suspect had little interest in politics. Rather, his interests were focused on construction computers and games, A 20-year-old guy who wished to remain anonymous spoke about this in an interview.
Crooks tended to be reserved and never talked about politics. Their conversations revolved around school. “There was Very clever“That’s what really threw me off, he was a very, very smart kid, he stood out,” the classmate said.
Thomas Crooks graduated in 2022 and received a $500 “star award” from the National Math and Science Initiative, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
The Bethel Park School District is cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation, according to local media reports.
Pictured: Kruk’s graduation.
Trump attacker subjected to bullying
Jason Kohler, a classmate of Thomas Crooks at Bethel Park High School, told reporters the alleged attacker was reclusive and had been bullied.
Trump Assault Investigation
As law enforcement investigated his background, streets around Crooks’ home were blocked off Sunday by a heavy police presence.
A video of the Class of 2022’s graduation ceremony cited by the New York Times shows Crooks receiving his high school diploma to thunderous applause.
Photos of the ceremony posted online showed Crooks wearing glasses, a black graduation suit and posing with a school official. Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the video.
Law enforcement officials said Saturday that Crooks did not bring any identification to the shooting scene and had to be identified through other means.
While Reuters could not immediately identify Crooks’ social media accounts or other online publications, Discord said on Sunday that he has an account on the instant messaging platform.
“We have identified an account that appears to be associated with the suspect; it was used sparingly and we have found no evidence that it was used to plan this incident or discuss his political views,” Discord said in a statement.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, did not immediately respond to questions about whether the platforms had removed any accounts linked to the suspect. (Europe Press and Reuters)
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