Suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks was killed by US Secret Service agents just a few seconds after firing at 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, a Republican candidate in the 2024 US presidential election. The assassination of Mr. Trump left 2 people dead and 2 other audiences seriously injured. 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's trip 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 the 2021 Federal Election Commission, when he was 17 years old, Thomas Matthew Crooks donated $15 to Act Blue - a political action committee to raise money for Democratic politicians. The donation was given to Progressive Turnout Project - a national-scale group, gathering forces to support the Democratic Party.
Thomas Matthew Crooks' father, Matthew Crooks, 53, told CNN that he was trying to find out what happened and would wait until they discussed with law enforcement before making a public statement about his son.
Thomas Matthew Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, according to Trib Pittsburghune-Review. The suspect in the assassination of Donald Trump received a "star award" worth $500 from the US National Science and Mathematical Association.
The 2022 graduation ceremony video posted by the New York Times shows Thomas Matthew Crooks receiving his graduation certificate amid the applause of the crowd. In the video, Crooks wear glasses, black graduation uniforms and take photos with school leaders.
US law enforcement officials said on July 13 that Thomas Matthew Crooks did not bring his identification documents to the site of the Trump shooting. 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 house listed at Crooks' voter registration address. Agents from the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Zinc and explosives were present at the scene and a bomb disposal team was also present. The police have blocked off the house. A alleghany County police car was parked outside the house.
According to Reuters, it is not yet possible to immediately identify social media 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 will delete any accounts related to suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
