Monday, July 15, 2024 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed that Donald Trump's would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks had explosives in the car when he drove to the Pennsylvania rally and used a firearm purchased by his father.
Authorities found the 'explosive devices' in
the 20-year-old's vehicle and home after Secret Service agents sh0t and killed
him seconds after he opened fire on the former president, the Wall Street
Journal reported.
Matthew Crooks, 53, legally purchased the
AR-15 that his son used to attempt to assassinate Trump on Saturday.
Thomas Crooks killed one rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, and critically injured two others who are being treated at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh while attempting to kill Trump.
A bullet struck the former president in his
right ear but his campaign says he is 'fine.'
Crooks, who graduated high school just two
years ago, reportedly parked his vehicle near the rally site in Butler,
Pennsylvania on Saturday before scaling to the roof of a nearby industrial
manufacturing building to carry out his attack.
Authorities claim that after police
received multiple reports of suspicious packages near where the shooter parked
his car it prompted them to dispatch bomb technicians.
Investigators worked well into the
night to make sure the scene was clear, which included searching Crooks' home
and speaking with his family.
The FBI search led to the discovery of more
bombs in the family's Bethel Park home, according to reports.
Members of the community where Crooks is believed to have lived with his
parents were swarmed by police and the Secret Service on Sunday morning.
Crooks was killed by USSS seconds after
opening fire on the former president and presumed Republican presidential
nominee on Saturday.
The would-be assassin was a registered
Republican and a 2022 high school graduate. Records show Crooks donated on the
day of the 2020 inauguration to a progressive group backing President Joe Biden.
Crooks shot at Trump with an AR-style
rifle from a rooftop 130 yards from the rally stage in Butler just before 6:15
p.m. on Saturday.
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