Thomas Matthew Crooks
Thomas Matthew Crooks | |
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Photograph of Crooks an hour prior to his attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Taken by local law enforcement snipers. | |
| Born | September 20, 2003 |
| Died | July 13, 2024 (aged 20) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Education | Community College of Allegheny County (AS) |
| Known for | Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania |
| Motive | Unknown |
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| Date | July 13, 2024 |
| Location | Near Butler in Meridian, Pennsylvania |
| Killed | 1 |
| Injured | 7 (3 from gunfire including Donald Trump, four officers injured by flying debris) |
| Weapon | AR-15–style rifle |
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Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.
On July 13, 2024, at a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks shot at Trump with an AR-15–style rifle from a nearby rooftop while Trump was giving a speech. Crooks wounded Trump's ear and killed one attendee while critically injuring two others before being killed by a Secret Service counter sniper team. His motive remains unknown; the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case. Trump won the 2024 election less than four months later.