Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump

On July 13, 2024, former president of the United States Donald Trump and currently the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee in the 2024 presidential election, was shot and wounded at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.

The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, age 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the suspect – who fired eight rounds from an AR-15-style rifle while Trump was speaking to the audience. Crooks was located on the roof of a nearby building, approximately 400 feet from where Trump was located. The shots were fired at approximately 6:11 pm EDT, grazing Trump’s upper right ear while killing 50-year-old Corey Comperatore in the audience and critically injuring two other audience members. Crooks was subsequently shot dead by Secret Service Counter Sniper team members located nearby.

On July 15, the FBI announced that the search of the subject’s residence and vehicle are complete and that they have gained access to Crooks’ phone and continue to analyze his electronic devices. As of now, no clear motives have been identified and Crooks is believed to have acted alone.