FBI Believes Trump Shooter Acted Alone, Investigating Attack as Act of Domestic Terrorism

Published on July 14, 2024

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials said on July 14 that they believe the would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump acted alone. The agency is investigating the attack as both an attempted assassination and an act of domestic terrorism, officials told reporters in a press call. Authorities have identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a resident of Bethel, Pennsylvania. At a Trump rally in Butler on July 13, the assailant fired several shots from an elevated position near the venue. Witnesses saw a man with a rifle at a rooftop on a nearby building. Former President Donald Trump said a bullet pierced his right ear but that he is otherwise safe. A 50-year-old firefighter, Corey Comperatore, was killed in the crowd. Two other rally attendees were injured....

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