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Gun bought for him by his father: Rifle of alleged shooter who tried to kill Trump was legal
The rifle that Thomas Matthew Crooks allegedly used to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump was legally purchased by the attacker’s father, investigative sources told Fox News.
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Donald Trump during the evacuation carried out by the Secret Service following the armed attack suffered by the former president in Pennsylvania, where a bullet hit his ear. (Photo Prensa Libre: AFP)
Sources involved in the investigation indicated that the AR-15 rifle found on the lifeless body of Crooks, 20, was acquired by his father in a completely legal manner.
Other local law enforcement sources said they found two devices containing explosive material in the vehicle of the suspect in the attempted murder, as well as at his home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service officers following firing several shots from an elevated position on the roof of a one-story building near the stage where Trump was speaking at a rally in the town of Butler, Pennsylvania, regarding an hour from his home.
One of the shots hit Trump in the right ear, but the former president left the stage walking, with his fist raised and surrounded by Secret Service agents.
One rally-goer was killed in the shooting and two adult men were seriously injured.
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