Who was 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who fired a bullet at Donald Trump’s rally; what was his motive
America (Washington): Former US President Donald Trump has been shot at. He has been shot on his right ear, but he is safe. It is being told that he has been discharged from the hospital.
The incident happened at 4 am on Sunday as per Indian time. Then it was around 6.30 pm on Saturday evening in America. Trump was holding an election rally in Butler city of Pennsylvania state of America.
Trump came on the stage and started speaking- ‘Take a look at what happened’… and the sound of firing started coming. There is screaming, Trump, startled, puts his right hand on his ear and bends down.
Meanwhile, the security guards form a circle. Trump stands up, with his ears and face covered with blood, he tries to say something by clenching his right fist. Then the guards surround him and take him away in the car.
One person present in the rally has died in the firing. 2 were seriously injured. Pennsylvania Police said that the attacker has been identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old youth from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Bethel Park is located about 40 miles south of Butler. An AR-15 semi-automatic rifle has been recovered from the scene. Probably with this weapon the youth had fired targeting Donald Trump and his rally. In retaliation by the US Secret Service, the attacker was shot in the head and he died on the spot. Let us tell you that Thomas Matthew Crooks fired 3 bullets in the first round and 5 in the second round. So far the motive of the attack is not known.
America’s top investigative agency has said that it has appealed to people to give information about this attack. The investigative agency said that if people have any photo or online video, they can share it. The investigative agency said that it has not yet been able to find out what was the motive of the attacker behind the attack on former President Trump.
At the same time, after the location of the rally, eyewitness Greg told BBC that a few minutes before the sound of gunfire was heard, he saw a man crawling on his elbows on the roof of the building in front of the stage. He told that this eyewitness told that I pointed towards him to the police and told them that a person is crawling on his elbows there, and he is carrying a rifle.
In such a situation, a big question is that even when the eyewitness had told the police about that person, why was Trump’s security not taken care of? The eyewitness also raised the same question that why did the former President continue to give speeches from the stage despite the security agencies knowing about it.
