Hidden behind an ineffectual paywall, more details of Thomas Crook’s life are available from his local news.
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The suspected gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was a registered Republican from Bethel Park who donated money to a politically liberal group before he was old enough to vote.
The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as the shooter early Sunday. He was killed by the Secret Service just after he fired shots at Trump at an election rally in Butler County on Saturday.
Crooks lived in Bethel Park, a South Hills suburb of more than 33,000 people that is about 50 miles south of the Butler Farm Show grounds where the attempted assassination took place.
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The only election Crooks voted in was the general election in November 2022, according to Allegheny County officials. Trump was not on the ballot that year.
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At 17, before Crooks was able to register to vote, he donated $15 to a group called the Progressive Turnout Project, which aims to boost Democratic voter turnout, according to Federal Election Commission reports. He made that donation on Jan. 20, 2021, the same day President Joe Biden was sworn into office.
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Crooks’ mother is a registered Democrat, and his father is a registered Libertarian. Both are licensed social workers, according to state records.