Trump Assassination Attempt: Chilling Video Emerges As Man Claims Cops ‘Got The Wrong Guy’

Pennsylvania: Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump earlier today, a disturbing video has emerged purportedly featuring the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, issuing a chilling warning.

In the alleged Thomas Matthew Crooks viral video — which is likely fake — the man says, "My name is Thomas Matthew, I hate Republicans, I hate Trump, and guess what, you got the wrong guy." The footage, which has circulated widely on social media, has sparked intense speculation and confusion about the incident in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, Man Linked To Trump Shooting?

An FBI press briefing has been conducted post the Pennsylvania Rally Shooting on Republic candidate Donald Trump. The law enforcement officials confirmed that the man behind the shooting, was a Pennsylvanian local; he is 20-years-old and his name is Thomas Matthew Crooks.

The suspected shooter was killed by the Secret Service agents for attacking Trump. Crooks used an AR-Style rifle which was recovered by the law enforcement officials from the site of shooting. He fired multiple shots at the stage from an “elevated position outside of the rally venue,” the investigative agency said.

Trump fired gunshots from the roof as soon as the Republican leader began his speech.

While Trump is in stable condition now, a member of the audience was killed in the shooting and two others were crticially injured by the gunshots fired by Crooks.

What was the motive behind the attack?

The motive behind the attack has not yet been determined and an investigation for the same is underway.

Crooks was apparently shot in the head after he tried killing the former US president; the Security Service killed the shooter at the spot.

Here’s what the witnesses have to say

Two witnesses at Donald Trump's election rally in Pennsylvania, where he was attacked, claimed to have seen the shooter, with one recalling how the gunman moved from roof to roof, apparently scouting for a perfect perch to shoot at the former US president.

The gunman was able to get close enough to shoot and injure Trump is seen as a huge failure of the security agencies tasked with providing cover for him ahead of the election.

The gunman was on a rooftop approximately "200 to 250 yards" from where the former US president was addressing his supporters, US media reported.

According to an attendee named Ben Macer, he was up along the fence line and "saw the guy move from roof to roof", CBS News reported.

Macer further said he told an officer that the shooter was on the roof, approximately "200 to 250 yards" away from where Trump was addressing his supporters.

"When I turned around to go back to where I was, it was when the gunshots started, and then it was just chaos, and we all came running away, and that was that," he said.

Butler resident Ryan Knight, another witness along the fence line, also said he saw the suspected shooter atop the American Glass Research building, the report said.

"I walked over about 20 minutes before the shooting happened to stand along the fence line where Trump was. As I was doing that, I was right beside the AGR building, which had the shooter on it," Knight said.

"When I was sitting there, a guy said, 'Oh God, he had a gun.' When I looked up, there was a guy on top of the building with an M16 with a blanket, pointing at the president. He starts shooting. Four to five shots rang out. I throw the guy I'm with to the ground. I jump to the ground, I look up, and I see his head get split up from the shot from the Secret Service," he said.

The Secret Service has confirmed that one attendee was killed and two others were critically injured in the shooting.

"All the cops started flying over, pushing us out, they took my name, witness report, [and] cell phone number to go over what happened because there [weren't many] eyewitnesses," Knight said.

"My main thought is why wasn't the Secret Service on top of AGR? That's a very big vantage point to shoot at the president. How did that get missed?" Knight asked.

Macer said he did not get a clear look at the alleged shooter, but reiterated that he saw him move from building to building.