Thomas Matthew Crooks | |
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Born | September 20, 2003 |
Died | July 13, 2024 | (aged 20)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Education | Community College of Allegheny County (AS) |
Known for | Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania |
Motive | Unknown |
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Date | July 13, 2024 |
Locations | Near Butler in Meridian, Pennsylvania |
Killed | 1 |
Injured | 7 (3 from gunfire including Donald Trump, four officers injured by flying debris)[a] |
Weapon | DPMS Panther Arms DR-15 16" M4 5.56x45mm/.223[2] |
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Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.[3][4]
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 wounded Trump's ear 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. Trump won the 2024 election less than four months later.
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