The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from western Pennsylvania, as the person who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
The gunmen reportedly shot Trump from a rooftop about 150 yards away during a rally in the small town, hitting the top of Trump's right ear as the former president spoke to rally-goers ahead of next week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Authorities are closing in on the suspected gunman from where he fell after the U.S. Secret Service returned fire following an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
One attendee was killed and two others were injured during the incident, according to the agency, and Crooks was shot and killed. The victims have not yet been identified.
Assassination attempt on Trump at Pennsylvania rally leaves two injured and two dead, including the shooter
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, is the shooter accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the FBI said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “This remains an active and ongoing investigation.”
Crooks, 20, was from Bethel Park, a Pittsburgh suburb about an hour south of where the attempted murder took place.
People who attended Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, described to Fox News the chaos that ensued after an attempted assassination of the former president. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Jake Rosen/Fox News)
Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022. He was one of nearly two dozen students at the school to win a $500 “star award” from the National Math and Science Initiative.
An online recording of his graduation ceremony shows him walking across the stage to minimal applause and posing briefly with a school official, the New York Times reported.
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A search by Fox News Digital revealed that Crooks would have turned 21 in September. He had no criminal or traffic record, and no bankruptcies, liens or foreclosures.
Crooks was a registered Republican, according to voting records, but had only participated in the statewide election on Nov. 8, 2022, because of his age.
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The FBI said it will continue its investigation into Crooks and any other information it can obtain.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that could assist with the investigation is encouraged to submit photos or videos online at FBI.gov/butler or call 1-800-CALL-FBI,” the statement continued.
Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report.
