Posted on 07/15/2024 6:35:41 PM PDT by Libloather
Thomas Crooks’ phone has offered federal investigators no clear explanations about why the 20-year-old from suburban Pittsburgh tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Investigators have now turned their attention to the shooter’s laptop in the hopes of uncovering clues about his motive — a question that has proven still elusive two days after the shooting that rocked the nation.
Investigators have been able to piece together some clues about Crooks’ movements in before the shooting at 6:11 p.m. on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Earlier in the day, he bought 50 rounds of ammunition from Allegheny Arms & Gun Works and a metal ladder from Home Depot, which he used to climb to the roof of a factory with a clear sight-line to Trump’s podium, sources said.
Sources said the AR-style assault rifle Crooks used belonged to his father — Matthew Brian Crooks, a licensed counselor who registered to vote as a Libertarian.
The dad called police sometime Saturday to report that his son was missing — along with one of the roughly 20 guns he owned and kept in their modest suburban home in Bethel Park, about 25 minutes south of Pittsburgh, according to sources.
Meanwhile, Jim Knapp, who retired from his job as the school counselor at Bethel Park High School in 2022, said Crooks had always been “quiet as a churchmouse,” “respectful” and kept to himself, although he did have a few friends.
He rarely came across Crooks because “he wasn’t a needy type kid,” Knapp said. Crooks was content to occasionally eat lunch by himself in the school cafeteria, said Knapp, who would engage such students to see if they wanted company.
“Kids weren’t calling him names, kids weren’t bullying him,” Knapp said.
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...50 rounds of ammunition from Allegheny Arms & Gun Works and a metal ladder from Home Depot...
As heard on the radio, looking for confirmation
The police and SS used a building for their command center and gathering point.
Some kid buys ammo and a ladder, toes them around the rally site. Puts the ladder up against the tempoary command center. Gets up on the roof with his rifle and ammo. Finds his spot.
Did the police and SS secure everything cept the building they were in????????
WHO would believe the LYING and CORRUPT FBI???
Did he have an unlabeled atm card with just numbers, a magnetic strip and a chip?
I trust nothing from the FIB.
The worst thing for the government is “no motive”. That makes programming seem most likely.
Yeh, after the FBI deleted all the texts from his handler. 🙄
Blood toxicology reports need to be made public.(fat chance)
There should have been two men on that roof,which was the only roof not covered.
It was from Truth Social and was debunked with no evidence found.
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