Thomas Matthew Crooks

Thomas Matthew Crooks
Undated driver's license photo of Crooks
Born	(2003-09-20)September 20, 2003
Died	July 13, 2024(2024-07-13) (aged 20) Meridian, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wound
Education	Community College of Allegheny County (AS)
Known for	Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Motive	Under investigation
Details
Date	July 13, 2024
Location(s)	Near Butler in Meridian, Pennsylvania
Killed	1
Injured	3 from gunfire (including Donald Trump)[a]
Weapon	AR-15–style rifle

Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who attempted to assassinate former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.^[1][2]

On July 13, 2024, at a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks shot at Trump with an AR-15–style rifle from a nearby rooftop while Trump was giving a speech. He hit Trump's ear and killed one attendee while critically injuring two others before being killed by the Secret Service Counter Sniper Team. His motive remains unknown, though the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case.

In January 2021, he donated $15 to a voter turnout group with a Democratic platform. When he reached the voting age of 18 in September 2021, he registered to vote in Pennsylvania as a member of the Republican Party, and remained registered as a Republican until his death.

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