Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump: Explosive Material Found
As the investigation progressed into the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, explosive material has been recovered from inside the car and residence of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Trump was on stage at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania’s Butler before gunshots rang out and Secret Service agents stormed the stage. The shooter fired multiple shots from a building rooftop just outside the rally venue before he was killed by the Secret Service agents.
Authorities used the gun to help determine the shooter’s identity, as he did not have identification on him. The shooter was also spotted outside the event by local law enforcement, who thought he might’ve been acting suspiciously near the walk-through metal detectors. Later, people alerted law enforcement in a field outside if they saw a gunman up on the rooftop.
The US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner joined the ongoing calls for congressional oversight into the security failings that led to the assassination attempt. US Vice President Kamala Harris postponed her trip to Florida in response to the incident.
