Initial images of the gunman’s body. Still no official identification.
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For those asking what type of weapon, law enforcement telling NBC and Fox that it was an “AR-style rifle”
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Initial ID of the gunman is “Thomas Matthew Crooks,” per the New York Post.
This has not been confirmed by law enforcement.
This has not been confirmed by law enforcement.
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Watching the live press briefing by local, state, and federal authorities.
So far there is no new information that we haven’t shared.
So far there is no new information that we haven’t shared.
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Essentially any questions being asked by the press are being met with “that will be part of the investigation”
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So far they have not answered questions about ID of gunman, attendees warning of the gunman, what the gunman was armed with, if this was a security failure
TLDR: Nothing new has been shared and any questions raised by the press aren’t being answered
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FBI identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as the gunman, verifying the initial report made by NYP
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Despite its current virality on X, this is not the gunman. X user x/ jewgazing appears to have made a shit post about being the suspect and it took off.
While their account is currently private, tweets I was able to see show they are clearly in on the meme.
While their account is currently private, tweets I was able to see show they are clearly in on the meme.
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People on X either blame Sam Hyde, some random Reddit chud, or get baited by people like this. Never fails
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🇺🇸 UPDATE: A local police officer confronted gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks on the roof of the building just moments before he opened fire on the #Trump rally in Butler, #Pennsylvania according to law enforcement officials that spoke to AP. @AtlasNewsTelegram
WSJ further reported explosive materials were found in the shooters car.
“One local police officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump,” AP reported.
Crooks was the shot and killed by Secret Service counter snipers approximately 10 seconds after he first opened fire.
This comes as witnesses previously told BBC and CBS that Crooks was spotted climbing onto the roof of a building outside the rally fairgrounds and attempts were made to warn law enforcement for several minutes before the shooting happened. #UnitedStates
WSJ further reported explosive materials were found in the shooters car.
“One local police officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump,” AP reported.
Crooks was the shot and killed by Secret Service counter snipers approximately 10 seconds after he first opened fire.
This comes as witnesses previously told BBC and CBS that Crooks was spotted climbing onto the roof of a building outside the rally fairgrounds and attempts were made to warn law enforcement for several minutes before the shooting happened. #UnitedStates
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