The person responsible for this past Saturday’s failed attack against former United States President Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot the Republican candidate for the White House with a weapon acquired legally by his father, as confirmed by multiple security sources. to ABC News.
The name of Crooks’ father appears as the buyer of the firearm – a semi-automatic assault rifle, according to security sources told NBC -, according to the results of a trace carried out by the federal agency for the control of weapons. firearms in the US, the ATF.
Security agencies have not confirmed further details about Crooks at this time, but the institute where he studied in Bethel Park has confirmed that the 20-year-old was one of his students and graduated in 2022.
