Thomas Matthew Crooks’ motive and questions over security at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally remain under investigation. Here’s what’s known so far.
What may have driven Thomas Matthew Crooks to carry out an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump? Investigators on Monday remained on the hunt for clues behind the 20-year-old suspect's shocking attack, as well as questions over security during the Pennsylvania rally. Crooks first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday's rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event.
Crooks tried out for the school's rifle team but was turned away because he was a bad shooter, Frederick Mach, a current captain of the team who was a few years behind Crooks at the school, told the Associated Press. Relatives of Crooks didn’t respond to numerous messages from the Associated Press. His father, Matthew Crooks, told CNN late Saturday that he was trying to figure out "what the hell is going on" but wouldn’t speak about his son until after he talked to law enforcement.
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