Thomas Matthew Crooks

Thomas Matthew Crooks
Undated driver's license photo of Crooks
Born(2003-09-20)September 20, 2003
DiedJuly 13, 2024(2024-07-13) (aged 20)
Cause of deathGunshot wound
EducationCommunity College of Allegheny County (AS)
Known forAttempted assassination of Donald Trump
MotiveUnder investigation
Details
DateJuly 13, 2024
Location(s)Near Butler in Meridian, Pennsylvania
Killed1
Injured7 (3 from gunfire including Donald Trump, four officers injured by flying debris)[a]
WeaponAR-15–style rifle

Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who attempted to assassinate former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.[2][3]

On July 13, 2024, at a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks shot at Trump with an AR-15–style rifle from a nearby rooftop while Trump was giving a speech. Crooks hit Trump's ear with a shot and killed one attendee while critically injuring two others before being killed by a Secret Service counter sniper team. His motive remains unknown. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case.

Evidence on his political views remains inconclusive. In January 2021, he donated $15 to a voter turnout group with a Democratic platform. When he reached the voting age of 18 in September 2021, he registered to vote in Pennsylvania as a member of the Republican Party and remained registered as a Republican until his death.

  1. ^ Burns, Dasha; Gregorian, Dareh (July 17, 2024). "Rep. Ronny Jackson examined Trump after the shooting and remains by his side at the RNC". NBC News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Jacoby, Kenny; Cann, Christopher; Le Coz, Emily; Bhat, Suhail (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks identified: What we know". USA Today. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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Thomas Matthew Crooks

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