First Photo of 20-Year-Old Local Pennsylvania Man Who Tried to Assassinate Ex-President Trump; Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as Gunman
Investigators are still working to determine a motive behind the shooting carried out by Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20.
July 14 2024, Published 1:03 a.m. ET
This is the madman who tried to assassinate former president Donald Trump.
RadarOnline.com has obtained the first photo of the would-be assassin who was perched on the rooftop of a building less than 400 feet from Trump as he spoke to supporters at a rally in Butler, Penn., on Saturday.
The man, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot and killed by Secret Service snipers after unloading an AR-style rifle on Trump and his supporters at an outdoor rally.
One of those bullets grazed Trump in the ear.
Crooks had planted himself on a roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds, just outside Pittsburgh.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, and stunned former classmates described him as a quiet but intelligent loner.
Witness tried to warn police about a person with a rifle on the roof of a building near the Trump rally before the former president was shot.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.