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The FBI and Secret Service on Sunday are investigating the possible motive of the gunman who opened fire during former President Donald Trump’s rally, grazing the former president’s ear and leaving a bystander dead.
Snipers “neutralized” suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, not far from the Butler County site of Trump’s rally.
Trump’s ear was grazed, one spectator was killed and two others were critically injured in the shooting, apart from the shooter. Trump is “safe,” as the Secret Service confirmed Saturday night, and President Biden is continuing to receive updates from top administration officials.
According to law enforcement sources, bystanders spotted Crooks shortly before the incident unfurled and reported his presence to law enforcement. Officials momentarily lost track of the suspect. Minutes later, he crawled up the side of the shed, “popped up” on the roof, and immediately began shooting, according to officials. The suspect fired 6-8 rounds using a semi-automatic AR-15, …