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A local [[law enforcement]] officer climbed to the roof and found the shooter, who pointed the rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and the gunman quickly fired toward Trump.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-assassination-attempt-db24c5bfbbe7d09fa2437c3c836bb434</ref>

A local [[law enforcement]] officer climbed to the roof and found the shooter, who pointed the rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and the gunman quickly fired toward Trump.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-assassination-attempt-db24c5bfbbe7d09fa2437c3c836bb434</ref>

The shooter got off 5 shots, killing a retired fire chief in the crowd, critically injuring 2 others, and grazing President Trump's right ear before being "neutralized" with 3 shots by Secret Service snipers, in the words of the Secret Service.

The shooter got off 5 shots, killing a retired fire chief in the crowd, critically injuring 2 others, and grazing President Trump's right ear before being "neutralized" with 3 shots by Secret Service snipers, in the words of the Secret Service.

The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks,<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/us-news/thomas-matthew-crooks-idd-as-gunman-who-shot-trump-during-pa-rally/ Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as gunman who shot Trump during Pa. rally]. By Joe Marino and Katherine Donlevy. ''[[NY Post]]''. Published July 13, 2024, 11:39 p.m. ET</ref><ref>[https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/donald-trump-assassination-bid-who-is-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-20-year-old-suspected-shooter-437085-2024-07-14 Donald Trump assassination bid: Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old suspected shooter? Crooks' shots injured Trump, grazing his ear, and tragically claimed the life of an innocent bystander while critically wounding two others].</ref> a 20-year-old male from the Bethel Park, PA, a nursing-home employee,<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 What we know about the 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump], ''AP'', July 14, 2024</ref> was bear-crawling up the roof<ref>[https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/what-we-know-about-the-suspected-trump-rally-shooter/ What we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter]. Damita Menezes and Sean Noone, News Nation, 14 July 2024</ref> of an elevated structure a few hundred metres away outside the venue.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/trump-rally-shooting-distance/index.html Gunman was a few hundred feet away from Trump, CNN analysis shows] By [[CNN]] Staff, July 14, 2024</ref> Crooks had explosive devices in his car parked near the rally,<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/suspected-shooter-had-explosive-devices-in-his-car-sources-say-nqpDI2AqQQNtSvYtEpS9 Suspected Shooter Had Explosive Devices in His Car, Sources Say]. ''WSJ'' Jul 14, 2024</ref> showing he had an elaborated plan.

Crooks, a 20-year-old male from the Bethel Park, PA, a nursing-home employee,<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 What we know about the 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump], ''AP'', July 14, 2024</ref> was socially awkward with no political profile, according to his classmates;<ref name=wsj14jul2024>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks--lrMt72pIYPaqiqCoDta2 Portrait of Trump Shooting Suspect Emerges], WSJ July 14, 2024</ref>

 

Crooks was socially awkward with no political profile, according to his classmates;<ref name=wsj14jul2024>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks--lrMt72pIYPaqiqCoDta2 Portrait of Trump Shooting Suspect Emerges], WSJ July 14, 2024</ref>

"According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen.  

"According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen. Crooks appeared in a [[Blackrock]] ad in 2023.<ref>[https://youtu.be/r6PWmi4y5pw Trump shooter tied to Blackrock], The Jimmy Dore Show, Jul 14, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref>

Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy."

Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy."