Trump shooter's former American politics classmate on conversations with would-be assassin Thomas Crooks
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Former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks said the 20-year-old gunman was quiet and had a small group of friends at their high school in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
An undated image of Thomas Matthew Crooks (Handout via AFP) Thomas Matthew Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School with the Class of 2022. (Bethel Park School District) Supporters, some covered in blood, are seen after shots were fired at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images) Thomas Crooks fired from the roof of the building complex and wounded Trump during the assassination attempt. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) The Butler Farm Show fairgrounds, the venue where former President Trump was nearly assassinated, is shown on July 15, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is shown immediately after the failed assassination attempt at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts after being grazed by a bullet during his rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid) Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
D'Angelo painted a portrait of Crooks' personality, interests and perception at the school. She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
"He had a small friend group," D'Angelo said. "He wasn't a loner but was not the most popular kid in the class." Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
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