The FBI says the gunman who targeted former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., in mid-July viewed it as a “target of opportunity.”
The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump last month looked at various events or targets for a potential attack but zeroed in on Trump’s Pennsylvania rally as “a target of opportunity” after it was announced in early July, the FBI said Wednesday.
In a briefing for reporters, the FBI said it has conducted nearly 1,000 interviews so far in its investigation into the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pa. The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was killed by a single shot to the head from a Secret Service counter-sniper.
Nearly seven weeks after the shooting, the FBI says it still has not identified a motive for the shooter or any particular ideology for him. It also says it has not found any co-conspirators or individuals with advanced knowledge of the plot, or any foreign connections.
