What Is Known About Trump Shooter: Explosives In Car, Bomb Making Materials At Home, Failed To Make Shooting Club In School

By  Sophia Flores

 

Thomas Matthew Crooks, the now deceased man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump, had explosives inside of his car parked near the Pennsylvania rally.

Sources have confirmed that explosives, including an IED, were found inside of his vehicle that was parked near the rally. It has not been confirmed how many or what explosives were discovered, however, it was reported that more than one was in the vehicle.

The Wall Street Journal reported that bomb technicians were dispatched to the area the shooter was located at after police received reports of multiple suspicious packages.

Law enforcement went to the 20-year-olds home soon after and located bomb-making materials in his house.

According to the Associated Press, it’s believed that Crooks used a firearm that his father purchased at least six months ago. Officials are currently investigating the origin of the gun.

More information regarding Crooks’s upbringing has been released. According to his former classmates, he was a loner who was “relentlessly” bullied.

Jason Kohler, who graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022 with the shooter, said Crooks was known for wearing “hunting” outfits to class.

NEW: Thomas Matthew Crooks was reportedly rejected from his school’s rifle team because of his bad shot and his “off-color” jokes according to the New York Post.

A former classmates claim he tried out for the rifle team at Bethel Park High School.

The school’s range was 50 feet… pic.twitter.com/ulwpEbT8eu

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 14, 2024

He has “a few friends” but “didn’t have a full friend group.”

According to the New York Post, Crooks tried out of the rifle team at his high school. His classmate Jameson Murphy explained that the 20-year-old did not make the team as he has a “comically” bad shot…

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