In the days since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the pieces have begun to come together about what the shooter was doing in the lead-up to the attack.
The day before the shooting, Thomas Matthew Crooks went to a local shooting club and practiced on the rifle range, counsel for the Clairton Sportsmen's Club confirmed to ABC News.
On the day of the assassination attempt, he asked if he could borrow his father's AR-15-style rifle, saying he planned to go to a shooting range, sources said. Because Crooks' father had previously let him use the gun for target shooting, he was not suspicious that his son was planning anything of concern.
For at least an hour before the shooting, Crooks was seen walking around near the rally area. Crooks was seen in videopacing just beyond the boundaries of the Trump rally at 5:06 p.m., around one hour and five minutes before shots were first fired. Just before Crooks opened fire, rallygoers spotted him on the roof and tried to alert the Secret Service.
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