Trump rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks hid an AR-15 rifle at the venue ahead of an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, Secret Service source says.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old would-be assassin who opened fire on former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania campaign rally Saturday, hid the weapon in advance, according to a Secret Service source. It was not immediately clear where he hid it, however. By the time agents spotted him on the roof, he was already holding it. 'We went from golf range finder to AR-15, and now we have to fill in the gap,' the source told Fox News.
When authorities first observed Crooks carrying a golf range finder Saturday, he was perceived as a 'person of interest' but not a 'threat,' authorities said Thursday. Range finders were not banned from rally events at the time, but authorities are expected to review the list of items that are not allowed. He did not become an official threat until he was seen with a weapon.
Crooks struck at least four people with AR-15 fire from the rooftop, killing a 50-year-old father of two named Corey Comperatore and seriously wounding David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74. Authorities have spent much of the week pointing fingers about who was responsible for securing the AGR building, from where Crooks opened fire.
Wake services for Comperatore were scheduled for Thursday. He will be laid to rest Friday in a private ceremony. Hospital authorities said the other victims had been upgraded from critical condition to serious but stable. This is a breaking news story.
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