EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN CAR OF WOULD-BE TRUMP ASSASSIN THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS:
Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania was identified by the FBI as the man responsible for shooting Trump and numerous rally attendees in Butler, Pa. The shooter’s car was parked near Trump’s rally, and police dispatched bomb technicians after receiving multiple reports of suspicious packages, the Wall Street Journal first reported.
“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. This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” the FBI said in a statement.
Explosives were also found in Crooks’s home, CNN reported.
UPDATE: Suspected shooter was a dietary aide at nursing and rehab center.