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WASHINGTON – The gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump allegedly flew a drone around the Pennsylvania rally site in advance, in an obvious attempt to locate the site before the event, a law enforcement official said Saturday. .
The drone was recovered through the FBI, which is investigating the shooting that occurred last Saturday at the rally of 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
The criminals fired several bullets from the roof of a building adjacent to the grounds of the Butler Farm Show, where Trump was speaking, before being shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper. The device’s way of life and its use sometime before the shot may help explain why Crooks knew how to shoot from that point.
The official who described the drone as illegal to speak about the matter publicly spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Details of the drone were first reported through the Wall Street Journal.
Trump said this week that a bullet had cut off his right ear. A memo released Saturday during Trump’s crusade and written through Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, who served as the Republican nominee’s physician for the White House, said Trump fired in the right ear through a high-powered rifle that went “within a quarter-inch of his head and hit him in the upper ear right. “
One of the bullets aimed at Trump killed firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, a spectator who was in the stands. Two others were seriously injured.
The FBI continues to investigate what may have motivated Crooks to carry out the attack. So far, officials have not discovered any ideological bias that could justify their actions.
Investigators who searched his phone discovered photographs of Trump, President Joe Biden and other more level-headed government officials, and also discovered that he had searched for Democratic National Convention dates as well as Trump’s appearances. He also looked for data on primary depressive disorder.
More important points about the investigation are expected to be made public next week when FBI Director Chris Wray appears before the House Judiciary Committee.
Associated Press Jill Colvin contributed to this report.
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