That suggests Crooks may have been looking to carry out a high-profile shooting, and the Trump event’s proximity and timing offered the most accessible opportunity, federal officials have speculated.
Crooks had also searched for information on another recent mass shooter who shot and killed four classmates at a Michigan high school in 2021.
Obtained by CNNBut there are also significant differences between Crooks’ behavior and that of a typical mass shooter.
Nearly seven years after America’s deadliest mass shooting, investigators still do not know why Paddock pulled the trigger.
You want every detail you can find.”CNN’s Scott Glover, Allison Gordon and Holmes Lybrand contributed to this report.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, who’ve, Joe Biden, Trump, didn’t, Ethan Crumbley, Kathleen Puckett, ” Ted Kaczynski, ” Puckett, Stephen Paddock, Paddock, ”, Juliette Kayyem, Crooks ’, Mary Ellen O’Toole, “, Puckett, –, it’s, ” CNN’s Scott Glover, Allison Gordon, Holmes Lybrand
Organizations:
CNN, Democratic National Convention, Trump, Department of Homeland Security, US Secret Service, FBI
Locations:
Pittsburgh, Michigan, Las Vegas, Vegas