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A law enforcement officer encountered shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks before he fired at former President Donald Trump Saturday during a Pennsylvania rally, The Associated Press reported Sunday. Crooks pointed his rifle at an officer who climbed onto the building roof, prompting him to retreat down the ladder, two anonymous law enforcement officials told the AP.

A staffer for Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson has been fired after suggesting “shooting lessons” following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday. Jacqueline Marshaw, a field director for Thompson, reportedly made the post soon after the attack on Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I don’t condone violence but please get

Former first lady Melania Trump urged the country to unite in the wake of the assassination attempt on her husband Sunday in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter). “This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence,” Melania said, following the shooting which injured former President Trump during

July 14, 2024 12:30 PM ET A crowd member killed on Saturday evening at former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally is reported to be 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, according to family members on Facebook. While attending Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Comperatore was fatally shot by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, saving his two daughters in the

July 14, 2024 11:35 AM ET Comedian Bill Maher said Saturday evening that it “doesn’t matter” who the Democratic Party runs as their candidate following the assassination attempt of presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Trump was grazed in the ear as he delivered remarks Saturday at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The

Numerous social media posts purportedly show a man dressed in a dark outfit, claiming that the person is the suspect in the attempted assassination of Former President Donald Trump. Verdict: False The man in the video is not of the shooter. Rather, the video is from Italian YouTube personality Marco Violi. Fact Check: Trump was

The gunman who attempted to assassinate presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally Saturday was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, according to the FBI. The FBI identified Crooks as the shooter early Sunday in a statement. Crooks was a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania — located approximately 35 miles

Numerous posts circulating on social media claim that an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, has been linked to Pennsylvania rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks. Thomas Matthew Crooks “I hate trump. I hate republicans.” pic.twitter.com/dEwWOqdPyq — The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) July 14, 2024 Verdict: False The person in both the video and photo are

Republican Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson told Fox News’s Sean Hannity his nephew was “grazed in the neck” during Saturday’s shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “My nephew was at the event tonight … they heard the shots, and everybody dropped to the ground,” Jackson told Hannity. “He was grazed in the

Former President Donald Trump was whisked off the stage by Secret Service on Saturday at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after multiple rounds of gunfire could be heard. The former president gestured to the crowd with a fist before being escorted off the stage. The Secret Service said in a statement that the suspected gunman