Trump Shooter Thomas Crooks Bought Gun From Father: FBI Director Wray

Published on July 25, 2024

Thomas Crooks, the man who shot former President Donald Trump, legally purchased the weapon from his father, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on July 24. “We believe, based on what we’ve seen, that his father, after purchasing the gun, legally sold the gun to his son,” Mr. Wray told members of the House Judiciary Committee in Washington. The shooter’s father, Matthew Crooks, bought the gun, an AR-style rifle, in 2013 and sold it to his son in October 2023, according to the FBI. Thomas Crooks was shot dead by law enforcement authorities in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 after authorities say he fired multiple shots at former President Trump, striking the former president and three others. One of the four died....