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From Fox News: The FBI on Wednesday provided additional details about would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks’ activity before and during the July 13 campaign rally that left one man dead.
While the FBI has not established a definitive motive for the shooter or any co-conspirators with advanced knowledge of the attack, Kevin Rojek, special agent in charge of the FBI Pittsburgh Field Office, told reporters during a press call that Crooks had “a sustained detailed effort to plan an attack on some event, meaning he looked at any number of events or targets.”
The 20-year-old gunman “became hyper-focused” on Trump’s rally in Butler when it was announced in early July. He had no identifiable political ideology, Rojek added.
Over the month leading up to the attack, Crooks made more than 60 searches related to both President Biden and former President Trump. In late September 2023, an account associated with Crooks “searched the former president’s campaign schedule and upcoming appearances in Pennsylvania,” Rojek said.
The FBI shared the photos in a press release Wednesday afternoon. One photo shows his backpack and rifle:
FBI photo: “Thomas Crooks’ rifle broken down as was likely done for transport and the backpack recovered onsite.”
Details of equipment here: https://t.co/pvJyWIbJ0y pic.twitter.com/ktgBWk2GA2— Steve Lookner (@lookner) August 28, 2024
Another photo shows two explosive devices found in the trunk of Crooks’ car.
FBI photo: “Two improvised explosive devices as initially discovered in Thomas Crooks’ car trunk. The receiver for remote detonation was in the ‘off’ position; devices had several problems in the way they were constructed.”https://t.co/pvJyWIbJ0y pic.twitter.com/XnS1xDFdvM
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) August 28, 2024
Yet another photo shows the air conditioning unit Crooks used to access the roof of the AGR building.
Posted by FBI: “The air conditioning unit Thomas Crooks used to access the roof of the AGR building. The subject accessed the roof by climbing on the tan machine on the far right side of the photo.”https://t.co/pvJyWIbJ0y pic.twitter.com/LtMbbdQHEm
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) August 28, 2024
https://t.co/wY92qQ9XSz pic.twitter.com/C3YtZF4YQ5
— Tommy (@tjphager) August 28, 2024
BREAKING: FBI reveals first photos of Trump shooter Thomas Crooks’ firearm, IEDs in car trunkhttps://t.co/cvRT6tn0Xv
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 28, 2024
SINISTER MISSION: Former President Trump’s would-be assassin reportedly had “a sustained detailed effort to plan an attack” on “any number of events or targets” before becoming “hyper-focused” on Trump’s rally in Butler. New details: https://t.co/QkYrsU2v09 pic.twitter.com/sHJGCdEXhF
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 28, 2024
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