Thomas Matthew Crooks’ parents contacted law enforcement Saturday hours before he opened fire on former President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaignrally, a source told Fox News. The aspiring assassin’s mother and father told local police that Crooks was missing and that they were concerned about his welfare, the source said. It remained unclear if they...
BETHAL PARK, Pa. – A veteran law enforcement officer shared what the FBI is likely asking family, friends and acquaintances of would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks in its mission to determine a motive. Ashton Packe, a retired 23-year-veteran Nevada law enforcement officer who also served in the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, told Fox...
Still shaken by the shocking attempt made on his father’s life, Eric Trump is demanding answers. “The director of the Secret Service needs to be asked some really pointed, really hard questions, because that cannot happen again,” Eric Trump toldFox News Digital. “Whether it’s that local assets dropped the ball or an oversight, I don’t...
The future remains uncertain for a young Afghan child whose family was killed in a U.S. night raid in Afghanistan five years ago. A Virginia appellate court voided the adoption of the Afghan war orphan, nicknamed “Baby Doe” in court documents, by U.S. Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife Stephanie Mast on Tuesday. The...
We are learning more about President Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks. The former high school guidance counselor of the 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that Crooks was “not a menace to society” and “not an issue at all.” Jim Knapp told the local TV station that Crooks never caused...
A spearfisherman in Florida recounted how he survived a lightning-fast shark attack thanks to a friend who confronted the ocean predator. Jose Abreu, 37, told WSVN-TV that he was spearfishing near a reef in the waters off Key West on Monday when a bull shark suddenly swam up and bit him multiple times. “He’s too...
A fun day at SeaWorld San Diego took a terrifying turn for a mother-daughter duo from Arizona. Salina Higgins tells Fox News Digital it all started when they decided to ride the Electric Eel roller coaster during their July 9 trip. She said when the ride got to the first “upside down part,” her daughter’s...
BUTLER, Pa. – The Butler Township manager, Thomas Knights, defended local police officers’ response to the assassination attempt against former President Trump at his rally on Saturday. Knights’ comments come amid some sparring between the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Fraternal Order of Police as both federal and local law enforcement take criticism from...
The Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate former President Trump on Saturday accessed his roof firing perch by clambering up an air conditioning unit, according to a report. Thomas Crooks, 20, repeatedly discharged an AR rifle– believed to belong to his father – during a Saturday rally in Butler, striking Trump in the ear and...
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – Two neighbors of would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks dismissed the attention drawn to his political affiliation, saying the family appeared to never have campaign signs of any stripe in their Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, yard. Amy, who spoke to reporters alongside Holly – a local GOP captain – attested that the...
