The first photos of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday (July 14), were revealed by the New York Post Sunday (July 14) morning.
Crooks, 20, was reportedly on the roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage where Trump addressed his supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, when he took fire at the former president. The incident resulted in the death of one attendee, two others being critically injured and Trump’s ear being grazed.
Secret Service snipers immediately took out Crooks, who was found with an AR-style semi-automatic assault rifle and wearing a shirt for the popular gun YouTube channel Demolition Ranch, after he opened fire.
Crooks is reported to have donated $15 to the liberal ActBlue political action committee on the day of President Joe Biden‘s inauguration in January 2021, but later registered to vote as a Republican upon turning 18 in September 2021, according to records obtained and shared by the Intercept. A motive for the shooting was not determined when FBI officials identified the 20-year-old during an update late Saturday night.
The shooter’s father, Matthew Crooks, told CNN that he was trying to figure out “what the hell is going on” after his son was identified by authorities. The elder Crooks said he wouldn’t provide details about his son and wanted to “wait until I talk to law enforcement” before speaking out on the shooting incident.
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