Former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks said the 20-year-old gunman was quiet and had a small group of friends at their high school in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
– A former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks says the 20-year-old gunman was quiet with a small friend group, noting that she would never have pegged him for his actions at the Trump rally.
Sarah D’Angelo, a nursing student, shared with Fox News Digital her scant interactions with Crooks as the pair attended school together for eight years and shared a homeroom classroom at Bethel Park High School.
D’Angelo painted a portrait of Crooks’ personality, interests and perception at the school.
“He had a small friend group”, D’Angelo said. “He wasn’t a loner but was not the most popular kid in the class.”
The 20-year-old’s political leanings have been a hot topic, with people pointing to his Republican voter registration and others pointing to his $15 campaign donation to a progressive political action committee.
D’Angelo said Crooks did not reveal his political affiliation in class, even as the classmates shared an American politics class in high school.
“We had [an] American politics class. It was half a year during senior year”, she said. “And he never made any of his political views outward.”
Crooks’ classmate said they shared homeroom together in high school as well as a few classes, including Advanced Placement classes.
