Thomas Matthew Crooks identified as the assailant in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania, has been identified as the assailant in the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump. He was shot dead by Secret Service agents immediately after the attempt. The FBI announced that Mr. Crooks had no identification on him and was identified through facial recognition technology and DNA matching. Crooks worked as a kitchen worker and had been a member of a shooting club for at least a year. According to detectives, Crooks fired at Trump with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle. Police believe the weapon belonged to his father, and two sources told the Associated Press that his father purchased the gun six months ago. American media reported that Crooks was wearing a T-shirt with the logo of a YouTube channel that showcases videos about guns and various explosive devices. CBS states that Crooks had a device with him that could have helped him activate a bomb, which is why bomb disposal experts immediately arrived at the scene of the attack.