Thomas Matthew Crooks was named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former United State President Donald Trump on Saturday evening.
A voter-registration record showed that he was registered as a Republican.
Thomas Matthew Crooks was the resident of Bethel Park in Pennsylvania. He appears to have graduated in 2022 from Bethel Park High School. He even received a $500 “star award” that year from the National Math and Science Initiative, according to The Tribune-Review in western Pennsylvania.
He was armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Multiple witnesses said they saw him before the shooting and alerted authorities.
Crooks was positioned on the roof of a building about 130 yards away from the stage where Donald Trump was addressing the rally.
He was shot dead by the Secret Service officials after the attack on the 78-year-old former US President. Police said Crooks’ motive behind firing on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is unclear.
Credit: Leadership
Caption: the face of Thomas Matthew Crooks