The former president of the United States was the victim of an assassination attempt during a rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania. The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as the shooter. He was killed by the Secret Service.
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Former US President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Saturday, July 13, during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania (northeastern United States). A few hours after the attack, the FBI identified the shooter, who was not carrying any identification, as Thomas Matthew Crooks.
US intelligence said the attacker had “fired several shots towards the scene from an elevated position (located) outside the gathering” before being “neutralized” by the agents.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, is from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. (northeast)according to an FBI statement cited by American television channels.The authorities have not released any further information about him as of Sunday morning. “This is an active and ongoing investigation,” continued the FBI.
Thomas Matthew Crooks was also registered in Pennsylvania voter files as a Republican Party voter, according to an extract from the voter database (PDF) cited in particular by the New York Times.
Unverified images showed the body of the gunman lying on the white roof of a low-rise building not far from the area where the rally was taking place. Several witnesses said they saw the gunman before the shooting and alerted police, who said they had “responded to a number of reports of suspicious activity,” without giving further details.
