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==The shooting==

==The shooting==

[[File:6693560eb6018-the-assailant-has-been-reportedly-identified-as-20-year-old-thomas-matthew-crooks-of-bethel-park--pe-143733406-16x9.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks]]

[[File:6693560eb6018-the-assailant-has-been-reportedly-identified-as-20-year-old-thomas-matthew-crooks-of-bethel-park--pe-143733406-16x9.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks]]

Crooks asked his boss for the day off, telling him he had 'something to do.'

Crooks asked his boss for the day off, telling him he had 'something to do.'<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13641825/Trump-shooter-crooks-boss-request-work.html Trump shooter's ominous request to his boss before assassination attempt revealed... and the eerie moment he locked eyes with counter-sniper before opening fire], Dominic Yeatman, ''Daily Mail'', Jul 17, 2024</ref>  

<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13641825/Trump-shooter-crooks-boss-request-work.html Trump shooter's ominous request to his boss before assassination attempt revealed... and the eerie moment he locked eyes with counter-sniper before opening fire], Dominic Yeatman, ''Daily Mail'', Jul 17, 2024</ref>  

The shooter arrived at the site 3 hours early. At 3pm he triggered a metal detector as he tried to gain access to the event, and was found to be carrying a rangefinder – a gun sight typically used by marksmen preparing to shoot at distance. Security officers allowed him in.  

The shooter arrived at the site 3 hours early. At 3pm he triggered a metal detector as he tried to gain access to the event, and was found to be carrying a rangefinder – a gun sight typically used by marksmen preparing to shoot at distance. Security officers allowed him in.