[ June 19, 2026 ]
Law enforcement, including ATF agents and a bomb squad, are currently stationed outside Crooks’ home, investigating the extent of this planned violence.
Trump Survives Assassination Attempt
Suspected shooter killed | Explosive devices found in his car | Gun used was registered to father
By: Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2o24:
ADVERTISEMENTThe suspected shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired from a roof, witnesses said. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured.
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that God “prevented the unthinkable from happening,” the morning after he survived a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. The Secret Service shot and killed the suspected gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Authorities also found explosive devices in the car he had been driving, according to people briefed on the investigation.
Federal authorities say the shooting was an assassination attempt. A WSJ reporter was at the rally as the shooting unfolded.
One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured after multiple shots were fired, the Secret Service said on social media.
Trump’s health: Trump’s campaign said the former president is fine, and Trump himself confirmed on Sunday that he will speak at the GOP convention this week. President Biden said there is “no place in America for this sort of violence. It’s sick.”
ADVERTISEMENTThe suspected gunman: Crooks used a firearm that had been purchased by his father and explosive devices were found in the car he was driving, according to people familiar with the investigation. Law enforcement are trying to determine a motive and how this could have happened at what should have been a highly secure event.
Investigations: Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has been called to appear before a House committee on July 22. Attorney General Merrick Garland promised to bring the full force of the Justice Department to investigate the shooting.
[…] Some Republicans blamed the shooting on Biden’s rhetoric. Trump said the motive wasn’t clear.
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