24 hours after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the investigation continues in Pennsylvania, in this eastern state of the United States. Investigators continue their investigations at the scene of the shooting that left one dead. In the city of Butler, it is still shock.
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In Butler, the shooting site is still cordoned off and inaccessible. A few Donald Trump supporters are there, taking turns showing their support for the former president.
At midday on Sunday, July 14, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, spoke to the press to express his hope that everyone’s political beliefs would not lead to such violence and, above all, to pay tribute to the victim of this shooting, who died while blocking the road with his body to protect his family who were present during the speech.
Explosives, described as crude by the FBI, were found in the vehicle of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot dead by the Secret Service responsible for protecting the president and former presidents.
” Thomas Matthew Crooks had only an hour’s drive to Butler, where he attempted to kill Donald Trump, killing one adult male and seriously injuring two others before being shot himself by the Secret Service. “, writes our special correspondent in Butler on X, Guillaume Naudin.
The investigation is still ongoing to determine his motives.
Authorities are honoring slain firefighter Corey Comperatore, who lay on top of his family to protect them.
The shooter’s home in Bethel Park, south of Pittsburgh, an hour’s drive from Butler, was raided Saturday evening.
The neighborhood is cordoned off. It is an extremely typical neighborhood. A quiet American residential suburb, neither wealthy nor poor. A neighborhood of blue collar workers, of industrial workers, where life is good, according to a resident living less than a kilometer away. Having come as a curious visitor with his children, he hopes that the disruptions related to this extraordinary affair will not disturb this quiet community for too long.
It’s shocking, Bethel is not a neighborhood where you would imagine a shooter driving 45 miles to try to assassinate the president. So it was very shocking and surprising to see that the suspect was a mile away from our house. With kids, it’s a little scary. I’ve been here 10 or 11 years. There’s never been any crime…
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