Explosive devices found in Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks’ car after failed assassination attempt at rally: report
Explosive devices were found inside the car of the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump during his Saturday rally in Pennsylvania, according to a report.
The car, driven by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was found not far from the Trump rally in Butler, Pa., sources close to the investigation into the shooting told The Wall Street Journal.
Police received multiple reports of suspicious packages around the area where the shooter was, prompting them to dispatch bomb technicians, authorities told the Journal.
Officials were working to ensure the scene was clear well into the night before searching Crooks’ family home, the sources added.
Crooks fired multiple rounds from a nearby rooftop before a Secret Service sniper fired back, ultimately killing him.
An AR-style rifle was found at the scene. The firearm was purchased by the gunman’s father, according to the Journal.
Photos of the shooting show the former president bloodied after a bullet grazed his right ear.
Trump was treated at a Pennsylvania hospital for wounds to his ear before he was seen departing his private plane, Trump Force One, at Newark Liberty International Airport just after midnight.
A rally-goer was killed in the attack while two others were critically injured, officials said.
Early Sunday, Crooks’ neighbor told The Post that a bomb squad told them they had a report of explosives at the home.
Authorities have not shared a possible motive in the shooting.
