The former president ducked to the floor as shots rang out and was mobbed by Secret Service agents, while the sniper, who was killed by security forces, has been named as Thomas Matthew Crooks.
New York Post is the first to identify the shooter. Not linking it here because, well, New York Post… but it is being floated out there on non-social media.
Edit CNN is speaking to Evan Perez, Senior US Justice Department Correspondant, confirming the information first reported by the New York Post.
Keep in mind, this was something put up on New York Post very shortly after, so…in addition to being the New York Post, it’s also one of those cases where early information is wildly incorrect.
New York Post is the first to identify the shooter. Not linking it here because, well, New York Post… but it is being floated out there on non-social media.
Edit CNN is speaking to Evan Perez, Senior US Justice Department Correspondant, confirming the information first reported by the New York Post.
Also on Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-identifies-thomas-matthew-crooks-subject-involved-trump-rally-shooting-2024-07-14
NBC:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-rally-shooter-identified-rcna161757
TBF, an earlier version of a New York Post story mentioned it was thought to be a BB gun, so…
Yeah, BB guns don’t go 150 yards.
Keep in mind, this was something put up on New York Post very shortly after, so…in addition to being the New York Post, it’s also one of those cases where early information is wildly incorrect.