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'Born without a Sound': How Trump's Shooter Grew From a Silent Child to a Gunman

Federal documents say Thomas Matthew Crooks spent months buying guns and training at shooting ranges before the attempted assassination, which killed one attendee and injured two.

Newly surfaced FBI records reveal gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was withdrawn and fixated on firearms. He opened fire at a Trump rally, grazing the candidate's ear. A fire chief died shielding his family while two others were injured. Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service snipers at the scene. Investigators found no clear motive despite extensive interviews and digital file reviews.

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The author of the attack on Donald Trump trained intensely before the attack on the American president. Thomas Matthew Crooks used to go regularly to a club where the shooting took place.

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New York Post broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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