Washington, United States—The FBI has identified the shooter in the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Pennsylvania, US media reported early Sunday.
“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the FBI said in a statement quoted by NBC and CBS.
The Secret Service said the shooter “fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside the rally” before being “neutralized” by agents.
Multiple witnesses said they saw the gunman before the shooting and alerted authorities.
Trump supporter Ryan Knight said he saw the attacker in a nearby building.
“When I was sitting there, a guy said: ‘oh God, he had a gun’,” Knight told journalists.
Local police said they had “responded to a number of reports of suspicious activity” but gave no further details.
The attacker was armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, US media reported.
