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The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday night has been identified and his background revealed.
The attack was the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981 as he was leaving a speech in Washington, DC, and walking to his motorcade.Reagan recovered from the March 1981 shooting. Three other people were shot, including his press secretary, James Brady, who was partially paralyzed as a result.
The F.B.I noted the gunman in the attempt on Trump’s life did not have a criminal history reflected in Pennsylvania’s public court records. Officials said they had not identified a motive.“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
At the time of the donation, Crooks was 17-years-old. He registered to vote on turning 18 in September of that same year as a member of the GOP, records seen by theState voter records detail Crooks was a registered Republican. The upcoming Nov. 5 election would have been the first time Crooks had been old enough to vote in a presidential race.As per Lt. Col. George Bevins of the Pennsylvania State Police via NBC addressing motives of the shooter, “It’s too soon to determine that.
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