Trump Shooter Had Detonation Device on Him: Police Official

Published on July 23, 2024

The man who shot former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13 had a detonation device, the state’s top police official said on July 23. “We were aware of that very early on and that was a serious tactical consideration in the immediate aftermath as we worked that crime scene,” Col. Christopher Paris, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, told a U.S. House of Representatives hearing in Washington. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) had asked Col. Paris for confirmation that Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old shooter, had a detonation device and bombs in his car, which was parked near the rally. “Seems to me, a good theory would be that he was going to kill the president and then detonate his car, causing a diversion, and then escape from the crime scene,” Mr. McCaul said....

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