What to Know About Thomas Matthew Crooks, Shooter Who Opened Fire at Donald Trump Rally

Early on Sunday, July 14, the FBI identified, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pa., as the man who opened fire at a Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pa., in what the bureau called an “assassination attempt.”

According to voter records, Crooks was a registered Republican, but he is too young to have ever voted in a presidential election, according to the AP, Reuters and The New York Times.

In 2021, Crooks made a $15 donation to a political action committee that supports Democratic politicians. The donation was earmarked for the Progressive Turnout Project, which aims to get out increase voting among Democrats.

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What to Know About Thomas Matthew Crooks, Shooter Who Opened Fire at Donald Trump Rally
The FBI said the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pa., was an “attempted assassination”

By Greg Hanlon Updated on July 14, 2024 12:15PM EDT
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024
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Early on Sunday, July 14, the FBI identified, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pa., as the man who opened fire at a Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pa., in what the bureau called an “assassination attempt.”

According to voter records, Crooks was a registered Republican, but he is too young to have ever voted in a presidential election, according to the AP, Reuters and The New York Times.

In 2021, Crooks made a $15 donation to a political action committee that supports Democratic politicians. The donation was earmarked for the Progressive Turnout Project, which aims to get out increase voting among Democrats.

At the time of the donation, Crooks would have been too young to vote himself.