In the 48 hours before attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made a chilling series of stops around Pittsburgh, including a shooting range, Home Depot for a ladder, and a gun store for ammunition. He attended Trump’s rally with a car rigged with explosives and
At a recent Trump rally in Pennsylvania, chaos erupted when an armed man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire from a nearby roof, leading to tragic injuries and a death. Despite reports of his suspicious behavior before the event, security failed to stop him from getting dangerously close to Trump. New
Former President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman named Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire, injuring Trump and killing one attendee. The shocking incident, which marks the most serious threat to a presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan’s assassination attempt in 1981,
Why wasn’t the rooftop where Thomas Crooks shot at Donald Trump secured? The Secret Service knew it was a risky spot days before the rally. Investigators are now questioning how the gunman got up there despite this knowledge. The Secret Service also blames local police, saying the roof was their
In Butler, Pennsylvania on April 6, 2024, gunfire disrupted Trump’s rally, leading to an assassination attempt before he departed for Newark, New Jersey, detailed in a visual timeline. The FBI claims that the shooting that wounded former President Donald Trump during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday night was
On Sunday, President Biden ordered an “independent review” of Secret Service security measures after Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. In addition to ordering the Secret Service to examine all of its security protocols for this week’s Republican National Convention, President Biden
BlackRock featured Thomas Matthew Crooks in a 2022 ad filmed at Bethel Park High School, where Crooks, later the Trump shooter, made two brief appearances. The man who the police claim attempted to kill former President Donald J. Trump made a fleeting appearance in a TV commercial for global financial
