Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
A Texas YouTuber who runs a popular gun enthusiast channel is distancing himself from the gunman who opened fire on former President Donald Trump during a rally Saturday in western Pennsylvania. Photos verified by NBC News showed the shooter, identified by law enforcement as Thomas Matthew Crooks, wearing a Demolition Ranch shirt on the day of the shooting. The images began circulating after Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, was killed by at least one Secret Service sharpshooter.
Carriker said he keeps politics out of his videos and does not support violence on his channel. “This channel was never meant to incite violence or hate,' he said. “It never has, it isn't and it never will be a channel that does that. I don't want any violence or hate anywhere around me.
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