Trump Gunman Identified As Thomas Matthew Crooks

Summary (footage below):

Shooter identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, NY Post
Trump has responded, saying on Truth Social “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.”
Secret Service says one spectator was killed and two were critically injured.
Former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.
Trump could be seen grabbing his ear and falling to the ground, before standing up and walking off stage.
Approximately nine shots rang out.
A member of the crowd, as well as the shooter, are dead following the assassination attempt.
One Trump supporter says he alerted Secret Service before the shooting and was ignored.
Trump’s team reportedly asked for ‘beefed up protection’ and was rebuffed over and over by Biden DHS.

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Update (0013ET): The shooter has been identified by the NY Post as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel park, PA. According to sources, crooks was planted on the roof of a manufacturing plant over 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show Grounds.

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Update (2350ET): Watch as the FBI, Secret Service and state police hold presser following the Trump assassination attempt.

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Update (2126ET): President Trump has responded on Truth Social, writing: “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.”

Trump has been released from the hospital:

The would-be assassin is allegedly pictured here:

The secret service, which reportedly ignored a warning about the shooter climbing a building (see below), has issued the following statement:

During Former President Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13 at approximately 6:15 p.m., a suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue. U.S. Secret Service personnel neutralized the shooter, who is now deceased. U.S. Secret Service quickly responded with protective measures and Former President Trump is safe. One spectator was killed, and two spectators were critically injured. This incident is currently under investigation. and the Secret Service has notified the FBI.

Update (1918ET): Trump was grazed by a bullet and two people are dead, including the shooter, according to the Butler Country District Attorney.

According to The Federalist‘s Sean Davis,

“A source familiar with Trump’s security detail tells @FDRLST that the former and future president’s detail has been asking for beefed up protection and resources for weeks, but has been rebuffed time and again by Biden’s DHS.

DHS, which oversees Secret Service protective detail “wasn’t responsive to those requests” for more resources, the source said.”