The FBI has identified the man who shot Donald Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

It was during an election event in Pennsylvania that shots were fired Saturday night. The alleged perpetrator was shot dead by Secret Service agents. The FBI has identified the perpetrator who shot at Donald Trump as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Pennsylvania. Crooks was registered as a Republican, writes the Washington Post. A member of the audience was shot and killed. Two other audience members were also hit and their condition is critical. Police forces at the scene where Trump was shot. Photo: AFP Two videos that were posted on social media show what is supposed to be the perpetrator on a roof shortly after the shots against former President Donald Trump, writes the New York Times, which has verified the videos The building in question is located around 150 meters from the stage Trump spoke from. Several people shout that a man had a gun just before shots were fired during the Trump rally in Pennsylvania. Tried to notify the police – We saw a man climbing up the building next to us, says eyewitness Greg Smith to the BBC. He was in the audience when the incident took place. – We pointed to the man who climbed up. We could clearly see that he had a rifle. Eyewitness Greg Smith says he saw a man with a gun on a roof just before the shooting at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania. Smith says he tried to notify the police several times. He wondered why no one reacted and why no one had taken Trump off the stage. – The Secret Service watched us while I pointed to the ceiling. The next thing that happens is that five shots are fired. I’m one hundred percent sure it was him. – Why wasn’t the Secret Service on all the roofs? Special forces were present on another roof at the election event. Photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP Long investigation The incident is being investigated as an attempted assassination and the FBI is leading the investigation. – It is surprising that the shooter managed to fire so many shots, says Kevin Rojeck in the FBI, reports CNN. The police are said not to have seen the perpetrator before the shots were fired. – There will be a long investigation into exactly what happened, how the person managed to gain access to the place and what type of weapon he had. All this is days, weeks and months of investigation. Published 14.07.2024, at 07.40 Updated 14.07.2024, at 08.15



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