Thomas Matthew Crooks
Thomas Matthew Crooks | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Motive | Under investigation |
| Details | |
| Date | July 13, 2024 |
| Location(s) | Near Butler in Meridian, Pennsylvania |
| Killed | 1 |
| Injured | 3 (including Donald Trump) |
| Weapon | AR-15–style rifle |
Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who killed one person and critically injured others while attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, the former president of the United States and at that time the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.[1][2]
Life
[change | change source]Thomas Matthew Crooks was born on September 20, 2003,[1] and was raised in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.[3][4] Solid information about how his personality was are very different.[5]
Crooks earned an associate degree in engineering science from the Community College of Allegheny County two months before the shooting. The Community College of Allegheny County located in Pittsburgh city, involved in a series of violent pro-palestine student protests.[6][7]
Cory Roma, 24, newly elected vice president of the Young Democrats of Allegheny County, was arrested in June at a pro-Palestinian protest on the University of Pittsburgh campus.[8]
Crooks had been accepted into both the University of Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University.[9]
He had no known criminal record,[10][11] and no known mental health problems.[12] Crooks had a membership at a local shooting club for at least a year.[13]
Crooks had been registered to vote since September 2021, the month he turned 18.[1] He registered as a Republican.[2][14] He had only voted once, in the 2022 midterm elections.
Assassination attempt on Donald Trump
[change | change source]On July 13, 2024, at a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks shot at former President Donald Trump with an AR-15–style rifle from a nearby rooftop while Trump was giving a speech. Bullets from Crooks's gun hit Trump's ear and killed one attendee, while critically injuring two others. Crooks was killed within seconds by the Secret Service Counter Assault Team.[15] Bomb-making materials were found inside his car and at his home. His motivation remains unknown.[16]
Crooks was later dubbed "American intelligent fool" in allusion to the words of E. F. Schumacher.[17]
Schumacher, a British statistician and economist, was quoted as saying in his 1973 book: 'Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered', that "Any intelligent fool can make things...more violent".[18]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jacoby, Kenny; Cann, Christopher; Le Coz, Emily; Bhat, Suhail (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks identified: What we know". USA Today. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reilly, Ryan J.; O'Donnell, Kelly; Winter, Tom; Dienst, Jonathan (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man". NBC News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024.
- ↑ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (July 14, 2024). "FBI names suspect, 20, as 'subject involved' in Trump rally shooting". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ↑ Robertson, Campbell; Healy, Jack; Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas; Thrush, Glenn (July 14, 2024). "Here's What Is Known About the Suspect Who Tried to Assassinate Trump". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (July 15, 2024). "Former classmate describes Trump rally gunman as 'definitely conservative'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
Recollections about Crooks' political views and high school experience vary considerably.
- ↑ Snyder, A. B. "Students call for cease-fire: 80 people rally for Palestine". The Campus. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑ Mirza, Sami. "ASG passes resolution on Palestine". The Campus. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh-area Young Democrat arrested in Palestinian protest is working to elect Biden". 90.5 WESA. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑ "Gunman planned to attend local 4-year university this fall". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ Jacoby, Kenny; Cann, Christopher; Le Coz, Emily; Bhat, Suhail (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks identified: What we know". USA Today. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ↑ Kilner, James (July 14, 2024). "Thomas Matthew Crooks: Who was the Donald Trump shooting suspect?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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- ↑ Tanyos, Faris (July 14, 2024). "Trump rally shooter killed by Secret Service sniper, officials say". CBS News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ Morris-Grant, Brianna; Burgess, Annika (July 15, 2024). "Trump rally shooter's motives remain unknown as investigators find explosive materials in car". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ Ogedegbe, Isaiah (20 July 2024). "Thomas Matthew Crooks: American Intelligent Fool". The Warri Times. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ↑ Schumacher, E. F. (1973). Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered. Blond & Briggs. ISBN 978-0-06-091630-5.
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