Would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks knew he was going to die and wanted to go out with a 'splash,' retired FBI agent Jim Clemente told Fox News Digital.
The 20-year-old loner who attempted to assassinate former President Trump on Saturday had an account on the encrypted Discord app, a sign that he preferred anonymous interactions to real-world relationships, experts told Fox News Digital. A spokesperson for the platform confirmed that Thomas Matthew Crooks had an account and that it had been deactivated by Discord after the assassination attempt that wounded Trump and killed a rally attendee.
Retired FBI agent and behavior analysis expert Jim Clemente said the Discord community is especially popular with gamers and that Crooks' usage comes as no surprise. 'It's encrypted, so it does provide a level of privacy and anonymity,' he said.
Two other people were injured before Secret Service agents shot and killed Crooks. Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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