What do we know about the Trump shooter? How camouflaged gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who opened fire on the ex-President from a nearby roof was a registered Republican who donated to Biden

A 20-year-old gunman opened occurrence astatine ex-President Donald Trump connected Saturday successful what is being dubbed nan astir superior effort to assassinate a statesmanlike campaigner since 1981.

Thomas Matthew Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was identified arsenic nan shooter by nan FBI pursuing nan shocking incident that took spot during a rally successful Butler.

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.

Officials person released nary further accusation astir nan shooter.

'This remains an progressive and ongoing investigation,' nan FBI said successful a connection early Sunday. 

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 in 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. 

On Saturday, Crooks opened occurrence from a rooftop 130 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.

Following nan shocking incident, Trump was past seen conscionable hours later walking down nan stairs of his plane, Trump Force One, successful Newark, New Jersey.

His lawman communications head Margo Martin posted nan video to X, formerly Twitter, pinch nan message: 'Strong and resilient'.

The former-President appears to person Secret Service agents successful beforehand and down him arsenic he disembarks nan plane.

'He will ne'er extremity fighting for America,' Margo Martin wrote.

Current President Joe Biden besides took to X pursuing nan onslaught to condemn nan assassination attempt, and it has since been confirmed that he has spoken pinch Trump pursuing nan shooting. 

'I person been briefed connected nan shooting astatine Donald Trump's rally successful Pennsylvania,' he wrote successful a post.

'I'm grateful to perceive that he's safe and doing well. I'm praying for him and his family and for each those who were astatine nan rally, arsenic we await further information.

'Jill and I are grateful to nan Secret Service for getting him to safety. There's nary spot for this benignant of unit successful America. We must merge arsenic 1 federation to condemn it'. 

Several different world leaders followed suit.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is 'appalled' by nan 'shocking scenes' and governmental unit has 'no spot successful our societies'. 

Barack Obama, who was president earlier Trump until 2016, said 'we should each beryllium relieved' he wasn't earnestly hurt. 

And Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson added: 't is simply a occurrence that Donald Trump escaped an attempted assassination'.

Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, besides shared a connection acknowledging nan 'love and prayers' for her begetter and for nan different victims of nan 'senseless violence'.

Taking to X, she wrote: 'I americium grateful to nan Secret Service and each nan different rule enforcement officers for their speedy and decisive actions today.

'I proceed to believe for our country. I emotion you Dad, coming and always.'

Speaking retired for nan first clip pursuing nan assassination attempt, Trump thanked rule enforcement officers and nan Secret Service for their 'rapid response'.

He added: 'Most importantly, I want to widen my condolences to nan family of nan personification astatine nan rally who was killed, and besides to nan family of different personification that was severely injured.

'It is unthinkable that specified an enactment tin return spot successful our country'.