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Tragic Shooting at Trump Rally Leaves One Dead, Suspect Killed by Secret Service

Last Updated on 14/07/2024 by wccexam Desk

The man who shot Donald Trump at the rally was not a high school mathematician or a ‘Star Award’ winner. The shooter has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a registered Republican from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

Crooks was fatally shot by a Secret Service sniper after he allegedly opened fire on Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The incident resulted in one fatality and two others sustaining serious injuries.

Authorities are still investigating Crooks’ motives and potential accomplices, but have not found any clear motive at this time. Crooks’ father expressed shock and confusion over the situation, and said he would cooperate fully with law enforcement.

The premise that the shooter was a high school mathematician or ‘Star Award’ winner is incorrect. The available information indicates Thomas Matthew Crooks was a 20-year-old with no such background, who tragically carried out an apparent assassination attempt on the former president.