(Townhall)—It has been nearly a year since Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Since then, questions about the would-be assassin have swirled on the airwaves and interwebs. The fact that there has not been much information released about the killer, who took the life of one of the rally’s attendees, has added to the speculation.
The lack of information has prompted numerous conspiracy theories and demands for answers. The New York Times published a comprehensive piece that attempts to put some of the pieces together — but there is still much that is unknown about the 20-year-old who tried to kill Trump.
Assassination attempt on Donald Trump!
Several gun shots were fired at him in a rally at Butler, Pennsylvania
Bullet grazed his upper part of ear
Suspected Shooter Dead.An innocent bystander was hit dead.
Congratulations “President” Trump!
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The article describes Crook as a quiet, high-achieving engineering student who was on a promising path before showing signs of serious mental illness. Crooks did not have many friends and seemed to be an introvert. However, he seems to have been close to his family. Just two years before the incident, the introverted Crooks recorded a class video about cooking holiday meals with his family, saying, “I don’t think there’s any better way to spend time with family than cooking meals together.”
His teachers described him as “a really intelligent kid,” and his academic record was impeccable. However, at some point, his mental health began to unravel. His father told the authorities that he began “dancing around his bedroom” late at night and “talking to himself with his hands waving around.”
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