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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally
MeridianSpy had reported how the suspect opened fire at the rally while Trump was on stage.
The former president immediately took cover while Secret Service agents rushed to his rescue.
He was rushed off the stage with blood on the side of his head and his ear.
Although Trump survived the shooting, one person was killed while two others were gravely injured.
Trump was just about six minutes into his speech when he reached for the side of his face as popping sounds rang out over the rally.
He then crouched down as Secret Service agents rushed the stage and surrounded him.
He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, walking off the stage with agents on all sides.
A Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement posted to X that “the former President is safe.”
“This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available,” agency spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi posted.
Trump’s spokesperson Steven Cheung said that the former president “thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act.”
President Joe Biden, in a brief statement, said he was glad that Trump was doing fine, asking Americans to unit against violence.
In a statement on Sunday, the FBI described the incident as an assassination attempt.
“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the statement said.
The bureau also shared a phone number and website for anyone with information, video, or pictures related to the shooting.
