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{{See also|Assassination attempt on Trump}}

{{See also|Assassination attempt on Trump}}

[[File:Thomas Matthew Crooks Blackrock.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Thomas Matthew Crooks gunman at Trump Rally appearing in 2022 [[BlackRock]] video.<ref>[https://youtu.be/p0EBvH8zIKI Trump Rally Gunman - Thomas Matthew Crooks - in BlackRock Promotional Video], This is the President, Jul 14, 2024. YouTube</ref>]]

[[File:Thomas Matthew Crooks Blackrock.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Thomas Matthew Crooks gunman at Trump Rally appearing in 2022 [[BlackRock]] video.<ref>[https://youtu.be/p0EBvH8zIKI Trump Rally Gunman - Thomas Matthew Crooks - in BlackRock Promotional Video], This is the President, Jul 14, 2024. YouTube</ref>]]

'''Thomas Matthew Crooks''' (2004-2024) is an identified shooter in the [[Assassination attempt on President Donald Trump]] in Butler, [[Pennsylvania]] on July 13, 2024 while campaigning for the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<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 the 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>  

'''Thomas Matthew Crooks''' (2004-2024) was an American college student identified as a shooter in the [[Assassination attempt on President Donald Trump]] in Butler, [[Pennsylvania]] on July 13, 2024 while campaigning for the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<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 the 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>  

==Education and background==

==Education and background==