He played video games, chess, and programming, and just recently earned an associate’s degree in engineering knowledge. His classmates in high school remembered him as a smart student who always displayed glaring red flags despite being “quiet” and “lonely.” The nursing home where he had a career assisting with dishes claimed that his job gave its staff no reason to be concerned.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, had no idea who he was, what he believed, or why he attempted to assassinate the former senator in a time when other people his age had already made reams of personal information available online.
There were still many untold facts about Crooks ‘ life and intentions. Officials said he had no visible history of mental health problems, and had not been on law enforcement’s sensor. Authorities were looking through his online profile and trying to access his phone, but they had not discovered any signs of firmly held political beliefs.
Sunday, a tip about how Crooks might have been taught to employ weapons emerged. Clairton Sportsmen’s Club, a woody facility north of Pittsburgh that attributes a 200-yardrifle selection, confirmed Crooks had been a part.
( Inputs from NYT &, AFP )
