The Post-Gazette learned that the shooter who attempted to kill Donald Trump had purchased 50 rounds of ammunition at Allegheny Arms and Gun Works in Bethel Park just before the former president’s rally in Butler on Saturday.
A spokeswoman for Allegheny Arms wrote in a text to the PG that:” As a concerned member of our society, it is our right to collaborate with law police in every approach. We are appreciative that no one was killed, and our thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims of this terrible affair. We will not produce any more statements out of respect for the continued research and the safety of the people affected.
The gun store is complying with all calls from law enforcement, options said. More details about the ammunition order were kept under wraps by store representatives.
Authorities say Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, took his shots with an AR-style 5.56-caliber weapons from the ceiling of a tower about 150 miles from where Trump was speaking, killing 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, injuring David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74, and leaving the former president bloodied and crouching for support.
Sources told CNN that the Secret Service did no blow that tower, leaving it to local law enforcement.
In Crooks ‘ vehicles and the Bethel Park house where he and his parents lived, according to the FBI, “rudimentary” explosive devices and bomb-making materials were also discovered by authorities.
According to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives representative, authorities were able to quickly identify the weapons used by Crooks.
According to spokesperson Kristina Mastropasqua, ATF was on the field within minutes and completed an immediate record through ATF’s National Tracing Center based on out of business records from a locked gun seller.
She claimed that Bureau prosecutors had the weapon within 30 days, assisting the FBI and Secret Service in locating Crooks.
Mastropasqua claimed that the commission was even assisting with the investigation into the allegedly bomb-making materials and explosives.
Federal regulators say they’re investigating Saturday’s shooting not just as an sought death, but a probable act of domestic violence.
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