Associated Press journalists recall the scene when a shooter fired at former President Donald Trump during a rally. (AP Video / July 14, 2024)
Associated Press journalists recall the scene when a shooter fired at former President Donald Trump during a rally. (AP Video / July 14, 2024)
By Michael Biesecker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Balsamo And Jim Mustian The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened fire.
In the wake of the shooting that killed one spectator, investigators were hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, to carry out the shocking attack. The FBI said they were investigating it as a potential act of domestic terrorism, but the absence …