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Shooter Identified in Trump Assassination Attempt – RedState

In one of the most stunning moments in decades, an attempted assassination of Donald Trump failed on Saturday after a shooter struck him in the ear. Now, we know who the shooter was. 

According to multiple reports, he has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a native of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.


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The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump Saturday was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, sources told The Post.

Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pa., squeezed off shots — one of which grazed Trump in the ear — at an outdoor rally in Butler, just outside Pittsburgh.

Sources said Crooks was planted on a roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds.

No information about Crooks’ background has been released as of this…

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