In a statement to the Associated Press (AP), the suspect said that bomb-making materials were found in Crooks’ home as well as in his vehicle. Police said that the gun Crooks used in the assassination attempt may have been purchased by his father about six months ago, and that authorities are trying to find evidence about when and how Crooks acquired the weapon.
Meanwhile, authorities reported that the suspect, Crooks, was not carrying any identification at the time of the attack and that they are using DNA and other methods to confirm his identity.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRUMP
Former US President Trump, who was running for president from the Republican Party, was attacked by gunfire while addressing his supporters at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump, who was injured in his right ear, was reported to be in good health.
One person attending the rally was killed and two people were injured in the attack.
The US Secret Service announced that the attacker, who fired several shots at the rostrum from a high place outside the rally area, had been neutralized.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) described the attack as an assassination attempt.
Following investigations, the FBI announced that the person who attempted the assassination and was killed at the scene was 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
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