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Getty ImagesThe FBI has named the man Shooting Donald Trump at campaign rally Plays Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Crooks allegedly opened fire while addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one spectator and seriously injuring two others.
The 20-year-old man was shot dead at the scene by a Secret Service sniper, officials said.
The FBI said in a statement that Crooks is a “person of interest” in the assassination of the former president and is currently under active investigation.
He did not have identification with him, so investigators used DNA to identify him, the FBI said.
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, he is from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Butler, the site of the assassination attempt, and appears to have graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022.
State voter records show Crooks is a registered Republican, according to US media reports.
He also reportedly donated $15 in 2021 to the libertarian campaign group ActBlue.
What is his motivation?
Agencies are investigating his motives and whether anyone else was involved.
“We don’t have a determined motive at this time,” FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojack said at a news conference Saturday night.
Rojack said the investigation into what happened could last months and that investigators would work “relentlessly” to determine what motivated Crooks.
Crooks’ father, Matthew Crooks, told CNN he was trying to figure out “what the hell happened” but would “wait until I talk to law enforcement” before talking. his son.
Did he hit anyone?
The shooting left one person dead and two others injured. According to CBS News, all three victims were adult males and were spectators. Their names have not yet been released.
Trump posted on his “Truth Social” platform that he was “shot by a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.”
“I immediately knew something was wrong as I heard whizzes and gunshots and immediately felt bullets ripping my skin,” Trump wrote. “There was a lot of bleeding, so I realized what was going on. “
As protection officers removed Trump, blood was clearly visible on his ears and face.
A statement posted on the Republican National Committee (RNC) website said Trump “did a great job” and thanked law enforcement officers.
How far away was the suspected shooter from Donald Trump?
A witness told the BBC that he saw a man, believed to be Crooks, holding a rifle on the roof of a building before Trump was shot.
BBC verify analyzed the footage and confirmed the gunman fired from the top of a flat warehouse building Less than 200m from the former president.
Footage from the video obtained by TMZ shows The moment the shooting started.
The attackers opened fire using an “AR-style rifle,” BBC America partner CBS News reported.
However, the FBI said it could not immediately determine the type of gun the shooter used or how many shots were fired.
A Secret Service sniper returned fire, killing the gunman, the Secret Service said.
Footage later showed armed police approaching a body on the roof of the building.
