Moment Donald Trump gunman Thomas Crooks is teased at high school as classmates remember how he was a loner they referred to as the 'school shooter over there'

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New video footage has revealed that Donald Trump gunman Thomas Crooks was teased astatine precocious school, 

The footage comes arsenic erstwhile classmates said that group utilized to mention to him arsenic a 'school shooter', and a erstwhile counsellor revealed he was a 'loner.'

Three days ago, Crooks, 20, astir killed nan erstwhile president, aft grazing his receptor pinch a slug fired from an 'AR-style' limb astatine a run rally adjacent Butler, Pennsylvania, connected Saturday. 

The would-be assassin was taken retired by a Secret Service sniper, but not earlier he injured 3 group including Trump and killed 1 rally attendee. 

Just a fewer years earlier his infamy arsenic a governmental assassin, Crooks was a 'loner' who had fewer friends astatine Bethel Park High School. 

Video, shared pinch TMZ, showed his chap classmates hassling him during a lesson. 

Crooks, sat astatine his desk, many times tells a classmate who yanks astatine his trouser limb to 'stop.'

New video footage has revealed that Donald Trump gunman Thomas Crooks (pictured) was teased astatine precocious school

Years earlier his infamy arsenic a governmental assassin, Crooks (pictured) was a 'loner' who had fewer friends astatine Bethel Park High School

'Stop, you're pulling my leg', he tin he heard saying arsenic nan personification filming laughs. 

While nan video appears to beryllium taken successful comparative jest, those who knew him increasing up said he was a lonely boy who group picked on. 

Former classmate Julianna Grooms, 19, told nan New York Times: 'Kids would ever say, "Hey, look astatine nan schoolhouse shooter complete there!" 

'They would tease him astir his mediocre hygiene, his assemblage odor. He was an easy target.'

Jim Knapp, nan gunman’s guidance counsellor astatine school, told nan newspaper: 'he conscionable wanted to enactment by himself.

Trump mouthed nan connection 'fight' astatine supporters arsenic humor spattered crossed his face 

'The feline has spun astir was jammed betwixt nan benches and a caput changeable here. There's tons of humor and he had encephalon matter,' nan man told CBS News

Attendees claimed they warned nan Secret Service complete a man connected nan tile wherever nan gunman was later killed 

Trump grabbed his correct receptor arsenic nan first shots rang retired astatine 6:12pm 

'He was a very bully student. Not erstwhile did he ever get successful trouble.'

It has since emerged done national run finance records that nan gunman was a registered Republican who had antecedently made a $15 aid to nan wide ActBlue governmental action committee connected January 20, 2021 - Biden's Inauguration Day.

According to Pennsylvania's nationalist tribunal records, Crooks had nary criminal history and officials claimed they are still moving towards identifying a motive down nan shooting.

Crooks appeared to person graduated successful 2022 from Bethel Park High School, and received a $500 'star award' that twelvemonth from nan National Math and Science Initiative, a study from The Tribune-Review successful occidental Pennsylvania.

In an online signaling of nan 2022 graduation ceremony, he tin beryllium seen crossing nan shape arsenic nan crowd applauds him, earlier concisely posing pinch a schoolhouse charismatic and accepting his diploma.

His father, Matthew Crooks told CNN precocious connected Saturday nighttime that he was trying to fig retired 'what nan hellhole is going on' but would 'wait until I talk to rule enforcement' earlier speaking astir his son.

Shortly aft Trump was raced away, nan lifeless assemblage of Thomas Matthew Crooks was seen connected a rooftop surrounded by agents. His decease was not confirmed until 7:24pm

Yearbook images person surfaced of Thomas Matthew Crooks, nan gunman who opened occurrence connected erstwhile President Donald Trump during a rally successful Pennsylvania 

Trump's run said he was raced to infirmary aft nan shooting, but is 'fine' 

Trump is seen surrounded by Secret Service agents successful nan moments aft nan shooting. He raised his fist to bespeak that he was okay successful an image that has since swept nan globe 

On Saturday, Crooks opened occurrence from a rooftop 150 yards from wherever Trump was connected shape addressing thousands of fans successful Butler astatine 6:15pm.

Footage of nan infinitesimal shows Trump abruptly grabbing his receptor arsenic humor poured down his look aft astatine slightest 8 shots were fired successful his direction.

The crowd began screaming and fleeing nan venue arsenic Secret Service agents swarmed astir nan injured former-President.

But successful a show of strength, Trump emerged from nan screen of nan suited agents and raised a fist, shouting: 'Fight, fight, fight', earlier he was ushered distant from nan chaotic scenes and sent to hospital.

Crooks had killed a personnel of nan crowd and critically injured 2 others earlier he was gunned down by nan Secret Service.

The shooter was killed aft he fired from an 'elevated position' extracurricular nan outdoor rally venue, according to nan Secret Service.

Images show astatine slightest 4 members of rule enforcement surrounding nan bloody gunman and nan AR-15-type semiautomatic firearm he utilized connected nan roof, while they constituent their guns towards his body.

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