Former President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to travel to Milwaukee, the site of the upcoming Republican National Convention, Sunday (July 14) afternoon in a post shared on his Truth Social account, hours after an assassination attempt targeted at him during his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday (July 13).
“Based on yesterday’s terrible events, I was going to delay my trip to Wisconsin, and The Republican National Convention, by two days, but have just decided that I cannot allow a “shooter,” or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling, or anything else. Therefore, I will be leaving for Milwaukee, as scheduled, at 3:30 P.M. TODAY. Thank you! DJT,” Trump wrote.
Trump previously shared multiple posts on his Truth Social account after the shooting confirming he was “fine” and urging his supporters to “remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness.”
The victim killed in the shooting has been identified as Corey Comperatore, a husband and father of two, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Sunday (July 14).
“Corey was a girl dad, Corey was a firefighter, Corey went to church every Sunday,” Gov Shapiro said via ABC 7. “Most especially Corey loved his family.”
“Corey dove on his family to protect them last night at this rally. Corey was the very best of us,” Shapiro added.
Two other people were reported to be critically injured during the incident.
Police identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks late Saturday night. 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.
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.
Trump is scheduled to accept the Republican presidential nomination during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this week.
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