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Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States and the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania 6–7 minutes into Trump's speech.[1][2]
Thomas Matthew Crooks | |
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| Born | September 20, 2003 |
| Died | July 13, 2024 (aged 20) Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Bethel Park High School |
Biography
Thomas Matthew Crooks was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Crooks attended Bethel Park High School and graduated in 2022.[3][4]
Crooks was a registered Republican,[5][6][7][2] and his voter registration was active since 2021.[5] On January 20, 2021, at the age of 17, he donated $15 to ActBlue, an organization dedicated to improving turnout among Democratic Party voters.[3][4][2]
Crooks was killed by a sniper from the United States Secret Service Counter Assault Team.[8][4] He had no known criminal record.[5][9]
See also
- Richard Lawrence – attempted to assassinate Andrew Jackson in 1835
- John Schrank – attempted to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt in 1912
- Samuel Byck – attemped to assassinate Richard Nixon in 1974
- Lynette Fromme – attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975
- Sara Jane Moore – attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975
- Raymond Lee Harvey – attempted to assassinate Jimmy Carter in 1979
- John Hinckley Jr. – attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981
- Vladimir Arutyunian – attempted to assassinate George W. Bush in 2005
References
- ^ Layne, Nathan; Mcdermid, Brendan; Mason, Jeff (July 14, 2024). "Trump survives assassination attempt at campaign rally after major security lapse". Reuters. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Healy, Jack; Baker, Mike; Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas; Benner, Katie (July 14, 2024), "Here's What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman", New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved July 14, 2024
- ^ a b Josefczyk, Aaron; Ward, Jasper; Singh, Kanishka (July 14, 2024). "Here's what we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter". Reuters. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c McArthur, Tom (July 14, 2024). "Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about Donald Trump shooting suspect". BBC News. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c Jacoby, Kenny; Cann, Christopher (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks identified: What we know". USA Today.
- ^ Reilly, Ryan J.; O'Donnell, Kelly; Winter, Tom; Dienst, Jonathan (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man". NBC News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "FBI Identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as 'Subject Involved' in Trump Rally Shooting". US News & World Report. Reuters. July 14, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Watson, Kathryn (July 14, 2024). "Trump says bullet "pierced the upper part of my right ear" when shots were fired at Pennsylvania rally". CBS News. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kilner, James (July 14, 2024). "Thomas Matthew Crooks: Who was the Donald Trump shooting suspect?". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 14, 2024.