Read previewAs details emerge about the background of the man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump, his motive remains a mystery.
The shooter, who has been named Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, tried to kill Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania.
In 2022, he graduated from Bethel Park High School with a prize for math and science, which was also awarded to around a dozen other students, reported the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
AdvertisementDuring a brief press conference from the White House, President Joe Biden said investigators had not yet determined Crooks' motive.
The FBI told the AP he appeared to have acted alone and had bomb-making materials in the vehicle he drove to the rally.
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