On Saturday, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a shooter struck President Trump in the ear in a failed assassination attempt that resulted in the death of one attendee and the shooter himself, with two other attendees critically wounded.
Law enforcement sources disclosed that the assailant was positioned on a building rooftop adjacent to the rally venue.
Now we know who the coward who tried to kill President Trump was.
During a press conference on Sunday, the FBI announced that it had “tentatively identified” the shooter who attempted to assassinate President trump.
“At this time, we are not prepared to identify who the shooter is. Uh, we are close to that identification, and as soon as we are 100% confident in who that individual is, we will share it with the press. With that being said, also, we do not currently have an identified motive. Although our investigators are working tirelessly to attempt to identify what that motive was at this time,” said Kevin Rojek, FBI special agent in charge in Pittsburgh.
Hours later, the FBI released the suspect’s identity. He has been identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
From the New York Post:
The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump Saturday was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, sources told The Post.
Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pa., squeezed off shots — one of which grazed Trump in the ear — at an outdoor rally in Butler, just outside Pittsburgh.
Sources said Crooks was planted on a roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds.
He was killed by Secret Service snipers. An AR-style rifle was later recovered.
Bethel Park is a village 40 miles south of where the Butler rally was held.
BREAKING: Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as the suspect who shot at Donald Trump at his PA rally.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 14, 2024
Crooks was 20-years-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania which was about 40 miles south of the Butler rally.
An AR-15 was reportedly recovered at the scene.
Crooks was apparently shot… pic.twitter.com/D5GP6hVYWC
A photo of the shooter after he was shot is going viral on social media. For those who wish to see the graphic image, you can view it here.
This is the scumbag Thomas Matthew Crooks, who tried to take Trump’s life. pic.twitter.com/8QaG4msfvg
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 14, 2024
Watch the press conference below:
