- By Halimah Olamide
The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, has identified the gunman who shot at the candidate of The Republicans and former President of the United States, Donald Trump.
The FBI identified the shooter as Mathew Crooks said to be aged 20.
He had on Saturday shot at Trump from the roof of a building about 200 metres away from the podium where Trump was speaking.
The former President was just about 5 minutes into his speech when loud sounds of gun shots rang out.
Trump had dunked and surrounded by secret police men who later whisked him away from the scene.
Crook was immediately gunned down by a snipper.
Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania was said to be a registered member of Trump’s party.
At a news briefing Saturday night, law enforcement said the investigation was nearing a positive identification of the shooter, who did not have identification on him, state police Lt. Col. George Bivens said.
“The shooter has been tentatively identified,” he said. “It’s a matter of doing biometric confirmations.”