By Balzano tasting
21 Jul 2024, 23:58 PM EDT
New revelations about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the sniper who tried to assassinate Donald Trump, continue to emerge, including a surprising piece of information related to the royal family.
Authorities are digging deeper into Crooks’ actions in the days and weeks leading up to the shooting to determine his motivations. They found that before the attack, Crooks searched his phone for prominent figures including Kate Middleton and President Joe Biden.
According to National Public Radio, the FBI is reviewing the shooter’s electronic devices, including a laptop and two cellphones. Among the searches were names such as Princess of Wales, Kate Middletonhe President Biden, Trumphe Attorney General Merrick Garland and the FBI Director Christopher WrayCrooks was also found to be had downloaded photos of these figures onto their devices.
Crooks, 20, was taken to prison on July 13 after going on a shooting rampage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump was speaking.
During the rally, Crooks fired eight bullets, one of which grazed Trump’s ear, causing a bleeding wound, but the former president narrowly escaped fatal injury. The attack resulted in the death of one spectator and serious injuries to two others. Crooks was ultimately shot dead by a Secret Service sniper.
The shooting left one dead and three wounded. Crooks, who was a registered Republican, had also researched key dates such as the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention. According to the Associated Press, the shooter bought 50 rounds of ammunition for the AR-style rifle used in the attack on the same day as the shooting. The gun, legally purchased in 2013, was registered to his father.
After surviving the assassination attempt, Trump appeared at an event the next day. Although the bullet grazed his ear, causing a wound, Trump appeared in front of his supporters with one ear bandaged.
Many of his fans put bandages on their ears as a gesture of support for the former president. The crowd applauded as Trump, with the bandage on his ear, gave a speech thanking them for their support.
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