The FBI has identified the attacker who shot Trump. The attacker was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, originally from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Who committed the assassination attempt on Trump: what is known
– The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania , the FBI said in a statement.
According to sources in The New-York Post, during Trump's speech, the suspect was on the roof of a manufacturing plant more than 119 meters from the stage.
The FBI called the shooting an attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
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– This evening we had what we call an assassination attempt on our former President Donald Trump. “This is still an active crime scene,” said Kevin Rojack, special agent in charge of the FBI's Pittsburgh field office.
The FBI stressed that the investigation is ongoing and encouraged anyone with information that could help in the investigation to send it to the bureau.
Kevin Rojack previously reported that the agency was working to identify the shooter using biometric confirmation, since the suspect was not carrying identification.
What is known about the shooter who attempted to assassinate Trump
The assailant who authorities say tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old registered Republican who had previously made a small contribution to a group affiliated with the Democratic Party, according to public records.< /p>
Thomas Matthew Crooks lived in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park, about 35 miles (56 km) south of the site of the Trump rally, where law enforcement said he shot the former US president.
According to local media reports and video from the school's commencement ceremony, the attacker graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022.
Crooks was registered as a Republican, according to a listing in a Pennsylvania voter database that matches his name, age and address in Bethel Park, which law enforcement searched Saturday night and which is linked to Crooks in public records.
It is noted that this year's presidential election would have been the first in which he could vote since coming of age.
Federal Election Commission records show that a donor listed as Thomas Crooks with the same address gave $15 to a political action committee called the Progressive Turnout Project in January 2021.
The attacker's father, Matthew Crooks, contacted CNN and said he was trying to figure out “what the hell was going on”, but would wait until he talked to law enforcement. before talking about your son.
What weapon was used to shoot Donald Trump
In response to a question about whether authorities knew what kind of weapon was used and how many shots were fired, Rojek said that authorities did not have that information.
Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police added that officials had an idea what the weapon was, but it was still part of the investigation.
Authorities are also investigating how the shooting happened, including eyewitness reports that they saw the intruder climb onto the roof.
