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WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman within the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events hosted by each Trump and President Joe Biden and viewed the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a senior FBI official said Wednesday.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot Trump from a close-by rooftop before being killed by a Secret Service sniper, had done extensive research for an attack before the shooting, a spread of events or targets, including events involving the present and former president, said Kevin Rojek, special agent in control of the FBI's Pittsburgh field office.
The latest details emerged as FBI officials said in the newest in a series of briefings on the investigation that, despite conducting nearly 1,000 interviews, that they had not yet found a motive for the July 13 attack in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“We have a clear idea of the mentality, but cannot make any final statements about the motive at this point,” said Rojek.
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