Suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks was killed by US Secret Service just seconds after opening fire towards the stage where Donald Trump was speaking in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The FBI is working to determine the motive for the attack on former US President Donald Trump, the Republican Party's candidate for the 2024 US presidential election. The assassination of Mr. Trump left two people dead and two other spectators seriously injured. Mr. Donald Trump was shot in the ear.
Reuters reported that voter data shows that Thomas Matthew Crooks is a Republican, old enough to vote in the US presidential election on November 5.
Thomas Matthew Crooks lives about an hour away from Butler. On July 14, the US Federal Aviation Administration announced that it had closed the airspace above Bethel Park for "special security reasons".
According to 2021 Federal Election Commission records, when he was 17 years old, Thomas Matthew Crooks donated $15 to ActBlue - a political action committee that raises money for Democratic politicians. The money raised is for the Progressive Turnout Project - a nationwide group that gathers forces to support the Democratic Party.
Thomas Matthew Crooks' father, Matthew Crooks, 53, told CNN that he is trying to find out what happened and will wait until he speaks with law enforcement before speaking publicly. declare about his son.
Thomas Matthew Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The suspect who assassinated Donald Trump received a "star award" worth $500 from the US National Science and Mathematics Initiative.
The 2022 graduation ceremony video posted by the New York Times shows Thomas Matthew Crooks receiving his diploma amid the applause of the crowd. In the video, Crooks wears glasses, a black graduation gown and takes pictures with school leaders.
US law enforcement officials informed on July 13 that Thomas Matthew Crooks did not bring identification to the location of the shooting of Mr. Trump. The identity of the shooter who shot Mr. Trump has been determined by other methods.
USA Today reported that dozens of law enforcement vehicles gathered outside a home listed at the address on Crooks' voter registration records. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were at the scene and a bomb squad was also on scene. Police cordoned off the building. An Alleghany County police vehicle was parked outside the residence.
According to Reuters, it is currently not possible to immediately identify social network accounts or online posts related to the person who assassinated Donald Trump. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has not responded to whether the platform has removed any accounts related to suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
