The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man identified as the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday appears to have had an account on the Discord platform, the company said Sunday.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Discord spokesperson said accounts believed to be associated with Thomas Matthew Crooks were identified and removed in accordance with the company’s “off-platform behavior policy.”
“The account has been largely inactive and has not been in use for months. We have found no evidence that the account was used to plan this incident, incite violence, or discuss his political views,” the spokesperson said. “Discord strongly condemns violence of any kind, including political violence, and will continue to work closely with law enforcement.”
Investigators have not disclosed a motive for the shooting or whether Crooks had any ties to extremist groups.
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An undated file photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks is the alleged gunman behind the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Fox News Digital Law Enforcement Source)
Crooks reportedly shot Trump from a rooftop about 130 yards away during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump reacts as multiple gunshots ring out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid)
Trump was shot in the upper right part of the ear while addressing rallygoers ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
According to the FBI, one attendee was killed and two were injured in the incident. Crooks was shot dead.
The man who died was identified as Corey Comperatore, 50, of Thurber, Pennsylvania. The second victim was identified as David Duch, 57, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and the third victim was identified as James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Both Duch and Copenhaver are in stable condition, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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Republican candidate Donald Trump was photographed being escorted off stage, bleeding from the face and surrounded by Secret Service agents, during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
Crooks was from Bethel Park, a suburb of Pittsburgh, about an hour south of where the assassination attempt took place.
According to voting records, Crooks was registered as a Republican. November 8, 2022 State Election, Because of my age.
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Records show he donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a Chicago-based political action committee that supports Democratic candidates for office and claims to advocate for “the Democratic Party’s core constituencies: young people, minorities and low-income voters.”
