Photos of the gun used in the assassination attack on Trump released

America The investigative agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on July 13 during a rally in the city of Butler, Pennsylvania, former President D.Donald Trump Release photos of the rifle used to shoot the

The law enforcement agency also announced that they had linked ‘various theories’ to 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was fatally shot by a Secret Service sniper. .

One protester was killed and two others injured as a result of eight shots fired by Matthew Crooks before he died.

Although the investigation is ongoing, the bureau has said it has found no motive or evidence that Crooks had other accomplices.

Kevin Rojek, head of the FBI’s field office in Pittsburgh, said at a press briefing that investigators believe Crooks was “involved in the detailed planning of the attack,” according to CBS News.

He added that Crooks had ‘paid close attention’ to the rally in Butler after it was announced and ‘saw it as a target of opportunity’.

An online account linked to the attacker was used to search for Trump events in Pennsylvania last September.

In April of this year and the day before the shooting, Matthew Crooks searched for Trump as well as President Joe Biden’s campaign events.

Kevin Rojek said that after the announcement of the rally in Butler, Matthew Crooks searched for information about the location, such as the term ‘Butler Farm Show Podium’.

In June, Crooks searched for items related to both Biden and Trump, such as the dates of the Democratic and Republican conventions.

Accounts associated with Crocs searched for terms related to making explosive devices in early 2019.

The gunman searched for terms like ‘detonating cord’, ‘how to make a compost bomb’ and ‘how remote detonators work’, Rojek said.

Photos released by the FBI on August 28, 2024 of the gun and other equipment used in the attack on President Trump (AFP/FBI)

Rojek said some of the accounts associated with Crooks were used to post anti-Semitic comments and that investigators are trying to determine if he made the posts himself.

The head of the field office added that Matthew Crooks spent six minutes on the roof from which he targeted Trump before opening fire.

He said the gunman fired eight shots while the law enforcement agencies fired two shots, one by a sniper and the other by a local officer.

There is no evidence that the local officer targeted Crooks, and there is no evidence that there was a second gunman targeting Trump.

The FBI says it has conducted a ‘conclusive’ interview with Trump about the shooting and that Matthew Crooks’ parents have been ‘very cooperative’.

The law enforcement agency has also released new photos of the evidence collected so far.

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One of the images released shows the rifle used by Matthew Crooks, which was recovered from the scene of the shooting.

It is an AR-style rifle manufactured by DPMS Panther Arms. According to FBR, the weapon has an extendable handle at the rear and a telescopic sight.

Another photo shows an unloaded rifle with a bag of Crocs.

A third photo released by authorities shows two improvised explosive devices in the back of Crooks’ car.

This photo is courtesy of the Allegheny County Police Department.

The last photo shared by the FBI shows the air conditioning unit that Crooks used to climb onto the roof of the building from which he opened fire (AFP)

The FBI revealed that the receiver used to remotely detonate the devices had been turned off, adding that ‘there were several problems with the way the devices were made.’

The last photo shared by the FBI shows the air conditioning unit that Crooks used to climb onto the roof of the building from which he opened fire.