FBI searches for Trump shooter motive

Published July 15, 2024 12:49pm ET



FBI agents are going door to door in a Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, neighborhood as they search for information about the gunman who shot at former President Donald Trump at a rally over the weekend.

The bureau announced in a statement Sunday night that its investigation of the assassination attempt suggests Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, acted alone when he fired into a crowd at the Butler Farm Show Grounds, killing one, critically injuring two, and causing a minor injury to Trump.

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