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FBI identifies Trump rally shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks <--- Thread is about the perpetrator, the crime, and the motivation, not Trump

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This thread is about the crime and perpetrator. Obviously Trump was the target, but this thread is not about him or anything pertaining to him specifically.

“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is encouraged to submit photos or videos online at FBI.gov/butler or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.”
It's early on .... we just have to wait and see what all is found out about the perpetrator.
 
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Maybe the shooter has seen his family torn apart by devotion to Donald Trump. I estimate thousands of American families have been negatively affected by this Trump craze. The damage done is likely inconceivable to your average American. But we are definitely seeing the consequences and repercussions of the Trump movement being manifested in our society. Hopefully some positive changes might come out of this senseless tragedy. This could humble as many people as it enrages. But sadly this violence usually begets more of the same. And it appears more Americans are willing to accept political violence after the January 6th debacle.
 
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Reuters could not immediately identify social media accounts or other online postings by Crooks, Discord said on Sunday that he had an account on the instant messaging platform.

"We have identified an account that appears to be linked to the suspect; it was rarely utilized and we have found no evidence that it was used to plan this incident or discuss his political views
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So, the short video clip we've seen circulating would appear to be fake - at least for now.
 
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Maybe the shooter has seen his family torn apart by devotion to Donald Trump. I estimate thousands of American families have been negatively affected by this Trump craze. The damage done is likely inconceivable to your average American. But we are definitely seeing the consequences and repercussions of the Trump movement being manifested in our society. Hopefully some positive changes might come out of this senseless tragedy. This could humble as many people as it enrages. But sadly this violence usually begets more of the same. And it appears more Americans are willing to accept political violence after the January 6th debacle.
I think we've seen more families torn apart by progressives than by Trump.
 
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I think we've seen more families torn apart by progressives than by Trump.

I think we can agree this young man of 20 years old was witness to a lot of political divisiveness and increasingly violent language in the public square. We need to do better.
 
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Donated 15$ to Act Blue, a Democratic Party PAC in 2021, but again, this isn't a substantial piece of evidence for anything.
Probably not the same person. There are at least three other people with the same name in Pittsburgh.

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He fits the predominant profile of many shooters being males somewhere between 18-22 years old. I'm expecting him to be another young white male loner who's motive, plan, message etc to be found on his laptop and somewhere on social media or a blog.
So far my suspicions about him are being confirmed.
 
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Probably not the same person. There are at least three other people with the same name in Pittsburgh.

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Usually, when younger people like this commit such crimes, they often leave behind "manifestos" or several breadcrumbs on their social media (which I'm sure the Secret Service and FBI have already subpoenaed)
Yep. Any "Thomas Matthew Crooks" you can still find in social media is the wrong one.
 
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Probably not the same person. There are at least three other people with the same name in Pittsburgh.

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The 15102 zip code is Bethel Park PA though.
 
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I honestly don't think we will get all the answers. At least not for a long time. The government Will withhold.any information that links this kid to the democrats or leftitism. They will withdraw anything that indicates he felt Trump.was a threat to democracy. If there is a manifesto, we won't see it. They will hush this up for as long as possible. It may be on the news for a.short while, but then will.disappear as the left wing news media moves on from the story so as not to keep it in the mind of the public and inadvertently help Trump. Move on, nothing to see here. The kid was just a loner with no motive to shoot Trump that anyone can figure out.
 
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The 15102 zip code is Bethel Park PA though.
That's why I went with probably not the same person, rather than it's not the same person. I just can't see a 20-year-old who registered as a Republican at 18, was bullied for wearing hunting attire to school, and loved guns, as the one that would have donated to Act Blue. It's possible I guess.
 
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