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Pennsylvania gun club where would-be Trump assassin was member visited by FBI
Neighbor of Thomas Crooks speaks out
Kelly Little of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania tells Fox News Digital she rarely encountered the Trump shooting suspect’s family despite living across the street.
Clairton, Pa. – The Pennsylvania gun club where would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks practiced his aim was open Monday after visits from the FBI amid a probe into the deadly security breach that let an armed madman within 130 yards of the former president.
It was not immediately clear whether investigators found anything of evidentiary value at the range, and members condemned the suspect and his actions as something their community is “not about.”
A lawyer for the Clairton Sportmen’s Club previously distanced the members from Crooks.
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A view of the Clairton Sportsmens Club, where Thomas Matthew Crooks, named by the FBI as the “subject involved” in the attempted assassination of former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was a member, in Clairton, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 15, 2024. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)
“Obviously, the Club fully admonishes the senseless act of violence that occurred [Saturday],” attorney Rob Bootay said in a statement. “The Club also offers its sincerest condolences to the Comperatore family and extends prayers to all of those injured including the former President.”
The club is one of several in the area where members take part in sports shooting events and promote firearms safety.
The FBI’s visit comes as the bureau looks to identify a motive and is scrutinizing newly obtained data from the suspect’s phone.
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A view of the Clairton Sportsmen’s Club, where Thomas Matthew Crooks, named by the FBI as the “subject involved” in the attempted assassination of former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was a member, in Clairton, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 15, 2024. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)
Law enforcement sources with knowledge of the situation told Fox News that Crooks fired a DPMS AR-15 5.56 at Trump and the bystanders. His dad bought the weapon in 2013.
It’s at the FBI’s forensics lab in Quantico, Virginia, along with his phone, laptop and at least one improvised explosive device from his car, according to the sources.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surround by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The development comes as investigators broaden their search for a motive and potential helpers of the suspect.
“FBI technical specialists successfully gained access to Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone, and they continue to analyze his electronic devices,” the FBI said in a statement Monday afternoon.
Searches of the suspect’s house and vehicle wrapped up Sunday night.
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This graphic shows a bird’s eye view of the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as well as the alleged would-be assassin’s vantage point. (Fox News)
The bureau also said the FBI had interviewed nearly 100 witnesses, including members of law enforcement.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to submit tips at http://tips.fbi.gov or 1-800-CALL-FBI.
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT BEING INVESTIGATED BY FBI AS POTENTIAL DOMESTIC TERROR
Bethel Park School District can confirm that the alleged shooter in the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump is a graduate of Bethel Park High School. Thomas Matthew Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School with the Class of 2022. (Bethel Park School District)
Crooks had no prior criminal record and no documented history of mental illness, authorities said.
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Dave Katz, a former federal forearms instructor and the CEO of Global Security Group, said if anyone had seen red flags before the attack it would have been people he spent the most time with – including friends, family, co-workers and classmates.
“If the shooter can manage an air of normalcy going to and from the range, where’s the red flag?” he told Fox News Digital. “Look at the Aurora [Colorado] theater gunman. He went to a range three days before, and the owner threw him out — because he wasn’t behaving normal.”
Fox News’ CB Cotton, David Spunt and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
Pennsylvania
Mother, 6 children die in Central Pennsylvania house explosion, state police say
A mother and her six children died when their Central Pennsylvania home exploded and caught on fire Sunday morning, state police said.
The explosion and fire happened at around 8:30 a.m. at a home on Long Run Road in Lamar Township, Clinton County, which is roughly 35 miles from State College. Crews arrived on the scene and found the home fully engulfed in flames, with the mother and her six children trapped.
State police identified the 34-year-old woman who died in the fire as Sarah B. Stolzfus. Her 11-year-old son, 10-year-old son, 8-year-old daughter, 6-year-old daughter, 5-year-old son and 3-year-old son also died in the blaze, according to state police.
A propane leak inside the house might’ve caused the explosion and fire, state police said. Propane tanks outside the home did not explode or contribute to the fire, according to state police.
The explosion and fire are under investigation by state police.
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Pennsylvania State Police investigating incident in Salisbury Township
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police is investigating an incident in Salisbury Township on Saturday.
Lancaster County dispatch confirmed that troopers were called to the 4900 block of Strasburg Road for an incident that was reported around 11 a.m.
Fire and EMS was called to the area but have since been cleared, dispatch said.
This is a developing story. CBS 21 is working to learn more.
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