Authorities have uncovered explosives inside the car of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Trump, near the site of a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Sources informed Fox News that bomb-making materials were also found at Crooks' residence.
Law enforcement officials are investigating the incident, with a focus on the discovery of an IED and multiple explosives in Crooks' vehicle.
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Investigators continued their work late into the night, ensuring the safety of the site, conducting searches of Crooks' home, and speaking with his family.
According to The Associated Press, bomb-making materials were found in both Crooks' car and residence; however, authorities have not confirmed whether these materials were capable of creating explosive devices.
The FBI identified Crooks, a 20-year-old Bethel Park resident, as the individual behind the assassination attempt and urged anyone with information to come forward.
Crooks allegedly fired shots from a rooftop about 130 yards away during the rally, where he managed to hit the upper part of Trump's right ear.
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The Secret Service intervened and fatally shot Crooks, who initiated the attack from an elevated position outside the rally venue.
One attendee was killed, and two spectators were critically injured during the incident. The deceased victim was identified as Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief who reportedly shielded his family from the gunfire.
Corey Comperatore was the bedrock of America. Every good quality that built this nation -love of family, service to community, courage under fire - was exemplified in his heroic actions yesterday and every day of his life. May he #RIP. pic.twitter.com/7P08m5Bo0V
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) July 14, 2024
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I’m sure it had nothing to do with Biden saying “it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.”
Upon further analysis, some things that make me go hmmmm….
1) “It’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”
– Joe Biden
2) The suspect didn’t have any
identifying information on his person
yet they already knew he was 20yrs
old.
3) Said they were trying to identify him
by DNA but anyone who has
watched any crime show on tv knows
that you have to have someone’s
DNA to compare it to, as in hair from
a hairbrush or a toothbrush, etc.
Where did the comparison DNA
come from if they didn’t know who
he was?
4) The SS allowed the suspect to fire
shots before they returned fire even
though it appears in video that the
SS had already spotted the would be
shooter.
5) The female head of SS has social
media accounts that supports she
doesn’t agree with Trump policy.
6) The shooter is 20yrs old yet he has
NO social media presence?
7) The shooter is 20yrs old and is
reported to be a registered
Republican from 2020? That sounds
to me as if he registered to vote
when he was 16yrs old. Do the math.
8) Shooter had explosives in his vehicle
and at his home. Why bring
explosives when he didn’t intend on
using them?
9) Shooter was featured in a 2023
Blackrock ad that has since been
removed from Blackrock website
with no explation from them on the
removal. (Laura Loomer)
10) SS has been a no-show at pressers.
Guess they think out of sight, out
of mind. Let the other agencies take
the heat.
11) How did the shooter get on the
roof? Did he carry a ladder without
being seen? Did someone else
conveniently leave one propped on
the side of the building? It wasn’t
seen?
12) Seems to be very little info coming
out from friends or any info on
family. It’s been days now. Any
previous shootings with casualties
and we seem to know everything
about the shooter’s life from birth to
death in a matter of hours. Seems
there are those that are
purposefully not doing their
homework.
These are questions, along with others, we will probably never get answers to. After all, the shooter is dead. Done deal. Over with. They want us to shut up about it, forget it, stop worrying our pretty little heads and move on. Our eyes must be lying to us again.
This was A Designated Hit and Conveniently The Shooter was Killed!-Spotted 7 Minutes Earlier!-The Entire Gang Of Protectors? Were All In On It!-Follow The $$$!-3 Letter Agencies Are Feeling The Heat!-Trump is Renovating! The Criminal’s Record Shows The Scum Fail at Every Attempt to Stop the Trump Train -This Won’t Be The Last!-Video of The Kid Crawling Across The Roof Shows a Muzzle Flash Much Further Above and Behind The Shooter-So We Know The Kid was The Fall Guy!-Throw in Some Fear Mongering=Explosives Found in Car and Home!-Stench of JooGoo!-This is Telling Us That Explosives Will Be Used In the Next Attempt!!-Airplane?-Next Rally?-Limo Transport?-Rocket Launcher?-Time To Upgrade With MUCH Better Security!!