Law enforcement officials have identified the individual who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
The FBI said 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania was identified as the deceased shooter at the rally, but a motive is not clear.
Bethel Park is a city near Pittsburgh, about an hour’s drive from the site of Trump’s rally on Saturday.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is encouraged to submit photos or videos online at FBI.gov/butler or call 1-800-CALL-FBI,” an FBI spokesperson said.
At a late press conference on Saturday night, law enforcement officials said they were conducting DNA testing, because the suspected shooter did not have ID.
“It’s a matter of doing biometric confirmations,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek said. “So, there was no identification on the individual, for example, so we’re looking at photographs right now and we’re trying to run his DNA and get biometric confirmation.”
Crooks was a registered Republican who had previously made a small contribution to a Democratic-aligned group, according to public records.
He graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022 but the upcoming election would have been the first he would vote in.
CNN reached out to Crooks’ father who said he was attempting to figure out “what the hell is going on” but would “wait until I talk to law enforcement” before speaking about his son.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
