Thomas Matthew Crooks
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Thomas Matthew Crooks | |
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| Born | Thomas Matthew Crooks September 20, 2003 |
| Died | July 13, 2024 (aged 20) Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Bethel Park High School |
Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who is suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States and the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania 6–7 minutes into Trump's speech.[1]
Biography
Thomas Matthew Crooks was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. In 2022, he graduated from Bethel Park High School.[2]
Crooks donated $15 to ActBlue, an organization dedicated to improving turnout among democratic voters when he was 17.[2]
Crooks was a registered Republican at the time of his death.[2]
Crooks was killed by a sniper from the United States Secret Service Counter Assault Team seconds after he started shooting.[3]
At the time of his death, Crooks did not have a criminal record in Pennsylvania, nor has he been sued there.[4]
See also
- Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) - Attempted to assassinate Andrew Jackson in 1835
- John Schrank - Attempted to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt in 1912
- Samuel Byck - Attemped to assassinate Richard Nixon in 1974
- Lynette Fromme - Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975
- Sara Jane Moore - Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975
- John Hinckley Jr. - Attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981
- Vladimir Arutyunian - Attempted to assassinate George W. Bush in 2005
References
- ^ Nathan Layne; Brendan Mcdermid; Jeff Mason (July 14, 2024). "Trump survives assassination attempt at campaign rally after major security lapse". Reuters. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Aaron Josefczyk; Jasper Ward; Kanishka Singh (July 14, 2024). "Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter". Reuters. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kathryn Watson (July 14, 2024). "Trump says bullet "pierced the upper part of my right ear" when shots were fired at Pennsylvania rally". CBS News. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kenny Jacoby; Christopher Cann (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks identified: What we know". USA Today. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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