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{{main|Thomas Matthew Crooks}}
On July 14, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of [[Bethel Park, Pennsylvania]], which is about an hour's drive from the rally venue.<ref name="Reuters-2024">{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2024 |title=FBI identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as 'subject involved' in Trump rally shooting |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-identifies-thomas-matthew-crooks-subject-involved-trump-rally-shooting-2024-07-14/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714061941/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-identifies-thomas-matthew-crooks-subject-involved-trump-rally-shooting-2024-07-14/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gurman-2024">{{Cite news |last=Gurman |first=Sadie |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Law Enforcement Identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as the Suspected Shooter |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/law-enforcement-identifies-20-year-old-pennsylvania-man-as-the-suspected-shooter-tiLabprU1Nf0PumWjqBZ |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714055833/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/law-enforcement-identifies-20-year-old-pennsylvania-man-as-the-suspected-shooter-tiLabprU1Nf0PumWjqBZ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jacoby-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Jacoby |first1=Kenny |last2=Cann |first2=Christopher |last3=Le Coz |first3=Emily |last4=Bhat |first4=Suhail |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks identified: What we know |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/07/14/thomas-crooks-trump-rally-shooter/74397935007/ |work=USA Today |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714142642/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/07/14/thomas-crooks-trump-rally-shooter/74397935007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The rifle Crooks used had been legally purchased by his father, according to law enforcement sources.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yasmin |first1=Shahana |last2=Rohrlich |first2=Justin |title=What we know about gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks who shot at Trump at his Pennsylvania rally |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-pennsylvania-shooting-b2579477.html |website=The Independent |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714180815/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-pennsylvania-shooting-b2579477.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Crooks attended [[Bethel Park High School]] and graduated in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cann |first1=Christopher |last2=Bagchi |first2=Aysha |title=Thomas Matthew Crooks identified as Trump shooter at Pennsylvania political rally |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/14/donald-trump-shooter-pennsylvania-rally/74396853007/ |access-date=July 14, 2024 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714055402/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/14/donald-trump-shooter-pennsylvania-rally/74396853007/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jack-2024" /> He had no criminal record.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump rally shooting live: FBI names 'subject involved' after suspect shot dead in assassination attempt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/EWvrQ |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="Jacoby-2024" /> He worked as a dietary aide in the kitchen of a nearby nursing home.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mejia|first1=Brittny|last2=Hernandez|first2=Angie Orellana|last3=Esquivel|first3=Paloma|title=20-year-old who almost killed Trump was a bright student, had a job and belonged to a gun club|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-07-14/thomas-matthew-crooks-trump-assassination-attempt|work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=McArthur |first1=Tom |last2=Bateman |first2=Tom |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump shooting suspect |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gw58wv4e9o |work=BBC News |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714170302/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gw58wv4e9o |url-status=live }}</ref> Some people who knew him characterized him as quiet, and a former classmate said he had been bullied "every day" at school.<ref name="Jacoby-2024" /> Crooks was a member of the Clairton Sportsmen’s Club, which has a 200-yard rifle range.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Rally shooter was member of sportsmen's club with 200-yard rifle range |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-rally-shooting-07-14-24#h_f49a8d7702060a81e8d07fd71ecbbf1c |work=CNN |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715034411/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-rally-shooting-07-14-24#h_f49a8d7702060a81e8d07fd71ecbbf1c |url-status=live }}</ref> Photos of Crooks's body showed him wearing a shirt that appeared to be merchandise from Demolition Ranch, a popular [[YouTube]] channel celebrating firearms.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goggin |first=Ben |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Possible shooter appeared to wear T-shirt that promoted gun YouTube channel |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/live-blog/trump-biden-rnc-election-live-updates-rcna161404/rcrd45880 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/8icEB#selection-5121.0-5121.75 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |work=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lingle |first=Brandon |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Texas-based YouTuber expresses shock his brand associated with Trump's would-be assassin |url=https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/trump-shooter-shock-demolition-ranch-youtube-19573039.php |work=San Antonio Express-News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Authorities hunt for clues, but motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remains elusive |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 |work=The Associated Press |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714142009/https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
According to ''[[CNN]]'', "a review of public records suggests [Crooks] may have had divergent political leanings" throughout his lifetime.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Casey Tolan, Danny Freeman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine, Isabelle |date=2024-07-14 |title=What we know about the Trump rally gunman so far |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714195415/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a registered Republican;<ref name="Jacoby-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web | first1=Ryan J. |last1=Reilly |first2=Kelly |last2=O'Donnell |first3=Tom |last3=Winter |first4=Jonathan |last4=Dienst |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-rally-shooter-identified-rcna161757 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=[[NBC News]] |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714054516/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-rally-shooter-identified-rcna161757 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2024 |title=FBI Identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as 'Subject Involved' in Trump Rally Shooting |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-14/fbi-identifies-thomas-matthew-crooks-as-subject-involved-in-trump-rally-shooting |agency=Reuters |publisher=US News & World Report |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714055632/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-14/fbi-identifies-thomas-matthew-crooks-as-subject-involved-in-trump-rally-shooting |url-status=live}}</ref> his voter registration had been active since September 2021, the month he turned 18.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who was Thomas Crooks, the shooter who shot Donald Trump and was a registered Republican? |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/presidential-election/2024/07/14/66939b8f268e3e66538b45b3.html |website=Marca |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714161946/https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/presidential-election/2024/07/14/66939b8f268e3e66538b45b3.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jacoby-2024" /> Yet federal campaign finance records show that, earlier that year, on January 20, 2021,<ref name="Biesecker-2024">{{Cite news |last=Biesecker |first=Michael |date=July 14, 2024 |title=The political leanings of the man the FBI identified as the shooter were not immediately clear |url=https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024#00000190-afde-debe-aff0-ffff2fb60000 |work=[[Associated Press News]] |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222136/https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024#00000190-afde-debe-aff0-ffff2fb60000 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=VanderKlippe |first1=Nathan |last2=Morrow |first2=Adrian |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump wounded in assassination attempt at rally; suspect, one spectator dead |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-trump-rushed-off-stage-at-rally-in-pennsylvania-after-sounds-of-shots/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/ek85c |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> when he was 17,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Alexa |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Donald Trump gunman? |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/world/who-is-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-shooter-3169196 |work=iNews |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714161947/https://inews.co.uk/news/world/who-is-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-shooter-3169196 |url-status=live }}</ref> Crooks made a donation of $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project (a [[voter turnout]] group) through [[ActBlue]] (a donation platform for Democrats and progressive organizations).{{Disputed inline|date=July 2024}}<ref>{{cite news |title=What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump |first1=Michael |last1=Biesecker |first2=Alanna Durkin |last2=Richer |newspaper=AP News |date=July 14, 2024 |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714142009/https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jack-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Jack |first1=Healy |last2=Baker |first2=Mike |last3=Bogel-Burroughs |first3=Nicholas |last4=Benner |first4=Katie |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Here's What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/aSqU6 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Law Enforcement Identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as the Suspected Shooter |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-live-updates.html |website=[[CNBC]] |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714055836/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-live-updates.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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