The FBI announced Sunday that it is investigating the attempted assassination of former President Trump as a possible act of terrorism.
At a press conference just a day after the attempt on the life of former President Robert Wells, The FBI's Deputy Director of the Anti-Terrorism Division announced that the agency is using “all the resources we have at our disposal.”
“We have a command post available 24/7 in Pittsburgh and also here at FBI headquarters, and we are dedicating every resource we have at our disposal,” he said.
“Our primary goal here is to identify the subject's motive and determine if he had any other associates or anyone else who was involved at the time,” Wells said.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump raises his fist as he is quickly escorted off the stage during a rally July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
An Allegheny County Police bomb squad car heads toward the home of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected shooter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, as the FBI conducts an investigation, in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
Wells said the federal agency, which identified the Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, believes the 20-year-old was a “lone gunman.”
“It appears to have been a lone actor, but we still need to investigate further,” he said. “We are investigating this as an attempted murder, but we are also looking at it as a possible act of domestic terrorism.”
“Our counterterrorism division and our criminal division are working together to determine the motive,” he said.
A Secret Service member and members of the crowd are seen at the rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Pittsburgh Division, He said there are no active public safety concerns.
“At this time, the information we have indicates that the shooter acted alone and there are no public safety concerns at this time,” Rojek said. “We have not identified an ideology associated with the subject, but I want to remind everyone that we are still in a very early stage of this investigation.”
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“We are working hard to determine the sequence of events related to the subject and his movements, and the hours, days and weeks leading up to the shooting, and we are following all investigative leads,” he said.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump receives help from security personnel after gunshots were heard during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
The shooting began shortly after Trump took the stage around 6 p.m. Saturday.
Several loud bangs were heard and a bloodied Trump was carried off the stage, but not before throwing his fist into the crowd.
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Following the shooting, the Trump campaign confirmed that the president was “doing fine.”
Trump was released from the hospital on Saturday night after being examined. He is expected to appear at the Republican National Committee in Milwaukee later this week, where he will receive the formal GOP nomination for president.
