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A campaign rally site for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is empty and littered with debris Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What is known and not known about the attempt on Trump's life and its aftermath

Details so far about the man who authorities say tried to kill former President Donald Trump amount to little more than a stick-figure drawing

By BEN FINLEY
Published - Jul 16, 2024, 03:15 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 16, 2024, 03:15 PM EDT

So far, details about the man who authorities say tried to kill former President Donald Trump amount to little more than a stick-figure drawing: a politically enigmatic loner who worked in a nursing home.

Still absent are the motivations behind the assassination attempt at Saturday’s rally in Pennsylvania.

That’s not all. Investigators are still trying to piece together how Thomas Matthew Crooks eluded Secret Service agents and local police.

Officers and spectators alike took notice of Crooks before the shooting. And the roof of the building that he fired from appeared to be unsecured, l eaving a security expert baffled.

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