Trump shooter: Ex-classmates share details about shy, but ‘normal,’ gunman
globalnews.caDonald Trump are still unclear two days after the shocking incident, but details about the gunman’s past are slowly starting to trickle in.Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., was shot and killed by the Secret Service after he opened fire on Trump from a rooftop just outside the Pennsylvania venue where the former president was holding a rally. The barrage of gunfire killed an attendee and injured two men.The man who died was former fire chief Corey Comperatore, of Butler County, Pa.
He is being hailed as a hero for diving in front of his family and shielding them from harm with his body.The two others who were injured have been identified as David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, Pa., and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pa. Both men were in stable condition as of Sunday.Trump also suffered minor injuries in the attempt on his life.
He says he was shot in the right ear and photos from the rally show his face bloody as Secret Service members rushed him off stage.The FBI is investigating the assassination attempt as a potential act of domestic terrorism and believes that Crooks, who had bomb-making materials in the car he drove to the rally, acted alone.The agency, however, has been struggling to determine a motive for the shooting and has yet to find any threatening writings or social media comments that could help explain Crooks’ violent actions. The FBI has obtained Crooks’ phone and is working to break into it, the Verge reports.Crooks’ political leanings are also still a mystery.
He was registered to vote as a Republican but in 2021, made a US$15 donation to a Democratic campaign group.Former classmates of Crooks say he was a shy but otherwise normal student who did well in class. In his first year of high
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