Shooter appears to be a white male, late 20s or early 30s by the look of it. The t-shirt he was wearing is allegedly marked with branding for a firearms-related YouTube channel.
Looks like Thomas Matthews Crooks is not the right guy:
He posted a video saying “you’ve got the wrong guy” but looks like he’s been talking to lawyers and decided to make his whole account private now".
I see a lot of outlets claiming that the FBI identified him, but I don’t see any actual statements from the FBI themselves (beyond a statement asking for more information from the public). Skimming through the various articles with his name and I can’t find any links to an actual source either. I might have missed a video somewhere.
It could be that the name is correct, and this guy was baiting journalists into showing his picture and lying about his real name.
Shooter appears to be a white male, late 20s or early 30s by the look of it. The t-shirt he was wearing is allegedly marked with branding for a firearms-related YouTube channel.
https://x.com/Shadi_Alkasim/status/1812315218258833590
Looks like Thomas Matthews Crooks is not the right guy: He posted a video saying “you’ve got the wrong guy” but looks like he’s been talking to lawyers and decided to make his whole account private now".
http://youtube.com/shorts/DM9SVbojbl4
https://x.com/ValorMG/status/1812357749784936512
All the major outlets are reporting that the FBI confirms it’s him now. Very confusing, all round.
https://archive.is/20240714054831/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-identifies-thomas-matthew-crooks-subject-involved-trump-rally-shooting-2024-07-14/
https://archive.is/20240714055509/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/14/donald-trump-shooter-pennsylvania-rally/74396853007/
I see a lot of outlets claiming that the FBI identified him, but I don’t see any actual statements from the FBI themselves (beyond a statement asking for more information from the public). Skimming through the various articles with his name and I can’t find any links to an actual source either. I might have missed a video somewhere.
It could be that the name is correct, and this guy was baiting journalists into showing his picture and lying about his real name.