Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks’ family includes ‘hardworking’ big sister who’s ‘real friendly’ — as feds still search for motive

A neighbor for Katie Crooks, Thomas’ sister, described her as a “hardworking” woman who juggled…

New York Post

By Jack Morphet and Ronny Reyes

Details are beginning to trickle out about the family of would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks — as federal investigators struggle to determine a clear motive for the attack that shocked the nation.

The Crooks family has so far been silent and kept out of the public eye. Neighbors who live on the same street as the Crooks’ modest three-bedroom home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, barely recognized them.

A neighbor of Katie Crooks, Thomas’ sister, described her as a “hardworking” woman who juggled two jobs who moved into their apartment building in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, with the help of her brother three years ago.

“The person who helped her, I couldn’t tell if it was a male or a female,” the neighbor told the Post of his initial reaction to Thomas, 20.

“A couple of days later I asked if it was one of her siblings and she said it was her brother. The one who shot Trump… He was real scrawny,” he added.

The neighbor noted that Katie’s father, Matthew Brian Crooks, appeared to be too heavy to help her move and instead opted to drive the moving truck while Thomas helped his sister settle in.

While he couldn’t speak much about Thomas, the neighbor noted that Katie was a “real go-getter” who worked as a janitor at a local high school and as a server at a restaurant…