Trump Assassination Attempt Probed by FBI as ‘Potential Domestic Terrorism’
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump is being investigated as “potential domestic terrorism,” the FBI said Sunday, as law enforcement searches for answers about what motivated the attempt on the life of the former American president.
The shooting at the presumptive GOP nominee’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, left one rally attendee dead and another two injured, while Trump himself was left bloodied after suffering a wound to his ear. The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was killed by Secret Service snipers.
In an update on its investigation Sunday, the FBI said early inquiries suggest the shooter acted alone, but the bureau is working to establish “if there were any co-conspirators associated with this attack.” It added that no motive has yet been identified, but that efforts are underway to “determine the sequence of events and the shooter’s movements prior to the shooting.”