08/29/2024

FBI Says Trump Shooter Saw Rally as 'Target of Opportunity'

Nearly 7 weeks after the shooting, the FBI hasn't determined a motive

The gunman who attempted to assassinate former president Donald Trump last month looked at various events or targets for a potential attack but zeroed in on Trump's Pennsylvania rally as "a target of opportunity" after it was announced in early July, the FBI said Wednesday.

In a briefing for reporters, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it has conducted nearly 1,000 interviews so far in its investigation into the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pa. The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was killed by a single shot to the head from a Secret Service counter-sniper.

Nearly seven weeks after the shooting, the FBI says it still has not identified a motive for the shooter or any particular ideology for him. It also says it has not found any co-conspirators or individuals with advanced knowledge of the plot, or any foreign connections.

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