The FBI has revealed that the person who tried to shoot former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania used an AR-style rifle that was legally purchased.
The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was apprehended at the scene by authorities.
The FBI confirmed that the gun, an AR-style 556, was legally purchased by Crooks's father.
The FBI is actively investigating Crooks's motives and actions leading up to the shooting, attempting to understand what prompted this attempted assassination.
