The Shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, looked up how far away Lee Harley Oswald was at the time he assassinated Kennedy in 1963FBI Director Christopher Wray told a congressional committee.
The 20-year-old who carried out the attack had shown a keen interest in public figures, although he did not They have found clues about his political ideologyhe added in his statement.
The FBI director also said that Crooks had used a rifle with a folding stock which could have made it easier for him to disguise the weapon before climbing onto the roof from where he fired the shots.
Wray revealed that The shooter flew a drone around the area, not over the stage, but about 200 meters away.about two hours before the start of the rally, and that allowed him to determine the best position to aim the weapon outside the security perimeter.
And regarding explosive devices, he said that A total of three explosive devices were recovered, two in Crooks’ vehicle and one from his home.. All of them had receivers that could have allowed them to be detonated remotely.
The gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally searched online for details about the November 1963 shooting of US president John F. Kennedy in the days before the attack, the FBI director said Wednesday. ➡️ pic.twitter.com/hSnWrJOrE1
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Wray’s statements were followed by a video released by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, recorded by a security agent’s cameraman, in which Crooks’ lifeless body is seen.
Before being shot down by security forces, The young man fired eight bullets, the casings of which were found on the roof. on which he was climbing.
Grassley said the video and documents he released following an official request provide more answers than the Secret Service has given to the American public to date.
Lawmakers from both parties were Very disappointed with the evasiveness of the former director of the Secret Servicein charge of security for presidents, former presidents and presidential candidates, Kimberly Cheatle, at a hearing on Monday.
Cheatle resigned yesterday over security breaches which led to the attack on Trump, who was slightly injured in the ear.
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