Suspected Trump shooter was a 'quiet', 'lonely' and 'bullied' child
Pennsylvania man,Thomas Matthew Crooks, has been identified as the suspected shooter who tried to assassinate former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally this weekend.
Secret Service snipers killed Crooks on Saturday after he fired multiple shots at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, from a nearby rooftop.
As authorities seek to understand his motivations, here is what we know of the alleged gunman:
Quiet
Crooks' former schoolmates described him as a «quiet» student who often came across as «lonely,» ABC News reported.
He seemed «socially reserved,» but a former schoolmate did not recall hearing him discuss politics or Trump.
Trump, 78, was hit in the ear at the rally. A bystander was killed and two spectators critically injured.
Jason Kohler, who said he attended school with Crooks, recalled that the alleged shooter had often been bullied.
«He was quiet but he was just bullied. He was bullied so much,» Kohler told reporters.
He said Crooks had been made fun of for the way he dressed, noting that he would sometimes wear hunting outfits.
Dan Grzybek, a county council representative in the area where Crooks grew up, said the neighborhood was «pretty firmly middle class, maybe upper-middle class,» according to The New York Times.
The Times added that Crooks had been working at a nursing home, and the organization was shocked to hear of his involvement in the shooting.
No military ties
Following the incident, investigators found a «suspicious device» in Crooks' car, which was inspected by bomb
