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First Photo of 20-Year-Old Local Pennsylvania Man Who Tried to Assassinate Ex-President Trump; Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as Gunman

By Radar Staff,

2024-07-14

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3vX8gn_0uQf2Ga900 — supplied

This is the madman who tried to assassinate former president Donald Trump .

RadarOnline.com has obtained the first photo of the would-be assassin who was perched on the rooftop of a building less than 400 feet from Trump as he spoke to supporters at a rally in Butler, Penn., on Saturday .

The man, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot and killed by Secret Service snipers after unloading an AR-style rifle on Trump and his supporters at an outdoor rally.

One of those bullets grazed Trump in the ear .

Crooks had planted himself on a roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds, just outside Pittsburgh.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=01IS3T_0uQf2Ga900 — Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, and stunned former classmates described him as a quiet but intelligent loner. supplied

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1txfOJ_0uQf2Ga900 — Witness tried to warn police about a person with a rifle on the roof of a building near the Trump rally before the former president was shot. SUPPLIED

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1TvRZU_0uQf2Ga900 — Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. CITIZENFREEPRES/X

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Video Shows Dead Body of Trump Would-Be Assassin on Roof Just Outside Rally in Pennsylvania

'Let Me Get My Shoes': Microphone Captures Donald Trump's Comments Immediately After Assassination Attempt at Rally

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Donald Trump Stands and Raises His Fist in Defiance After Multiple Shots Fired at Him in Assassination Attempt at Penn. Rally

‘SHOOTER IS DOWN:’ Person Who Shot at President Trump has Been 'Neutralized'; 'No Longer an Immediate Threat'

Assassination Attempt: Donald Trump, With Blood on Face, Whisked off Stage at Penn. Rally as Gunshots Heard

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Rebecca

07-16

his parents need to be relentlessly investigated and prosecuted for helping the punk.

maamohGRAM

07-15

LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE

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