Trump Shooting Attempt: Who is 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, shooter behind attack on former Presiden

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The suspect who was gunned down by security forces at former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally shooting on Sunday has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in an official statement...

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...

The three rally attendees who were shot are adult males, George Bivens, deputy commissioner of operations for the Pennsylvania State Police, said at the briefing..

The FBI on Sunday identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the "subject involved" in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump..

Despite being a resgistered Republican, when Crooks was 17-year-old, he made a $15 donation to ActBlue, a political action committee that raises money for left-leaning and Democratic politicians, reported Reuters citing a 2021 Federal Election Commission filing..

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