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Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack on former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Crooks, a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene following the shooting, according to an FBI statement released early Sunday morning.
Bethel Park is approximately 35 miles south of Butler, where Trump was holding his rally.
Crooks targeted Trump from a nearby building rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter. Law enforcement officials reported that Secret Service agents quickly responded and neutralised Crooks.
Witnesses described a chaotic and bloody scene, with attendees attempting to administer first aid to those injured amid the dense crowd.
The attack left one rally attendee dead and two others critically injured. Trump sustained an injury from a bullet to the upper part of his ear but was otherwise unharmed, according to his campaign.
Despite the incident, Trump flew back to Newark, New Jersey, late Saturday night.
Source: CNN
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