As investigators continue to search for a motive behind the attempted assassination, they are scrutinizing Crooks’ actions in the days and hours before the shooting.

In March 2025, social media users shared a rumor that firefighters were shot off their ladders as they tried to put out blazes after U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned such instances in a speech.

In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made a series of stops in and around his suburban Pittsburgh hometown. On Friday, he went to a ...