The would-be assassin’s motive remains a mystery, the US authorities have said
The Pennsylvania man who tried to kill Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump most likely worked alone, the FBI has said, adding that his motive remains a mystery.
Thomas Crooks fired eight shots at Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last month, nicking the candidate’s ear, killing one member of the audience, and injuring two more before he was fatally shot by the Secret Service.
“I want to be clear, we have not seen any indication to suggest Crooks was directed by a foreign entity to conduct the attack,” Robert Wells, executive assistant director of the FBI’s national security branch, told reporters on Wednesday.
The bureau released photos of some of the evidence in the case – the rifle Crooks used, the backpack he carried, the bombs in his car trunk, and the air conditioner he used to climb onto the roof from where he fired – but chose to brief media outlets on a conference call.
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