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Trump Assassination Attempt Latest | 7.14.24

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🗓️ 14 July 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

One day after the attempt on former President Trump’s life, new details on the shooter and the attendee who was tragically killed have emerged. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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24 hours after the shocking attempted assassination of Donald Trump, new details are beginning

0:08.1

to emerge about the shooter, his actions, and the rallygoer who was tragically killed.

0:13.0

Why was the shooter able to get such a clear shot and what have we heard so far from former President Trump?

0:19.0

I'm Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Sunday July 14th and this is a special edition of Morning

0:26.5

Wire. Here with all the latest on the assassination attempt against Trump is

0:33.8

Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips. Hey Cabot so a story that's

0:37.4

captivated and stunned the world and a lot more details coming out. What have we

0:41.6

learned in the past day?

0:43.0

Well, we now know the shooter was Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old who'd been working at a nursing home about

0:48.8

40 miles outside of Butler PA. His employer said he was a quiet worker with a clean background check. The

0:55.0

FBI, which is handling the investigation, says they're still trying to piece together a more detailed

0:59.0

motive, but confirmed that he used what they described as an AR-15 style rifle,

1:04.0

which was reportedly purchased by the shooter's father earlier this year.

1:07.6

Law enforcement also confirmed that they found at least two explosive devices in the shooter's car along with bomb-making materials in his home.

1:15.6

We've also now learned the identity of the attendee who was killed.

1:18.7

50-year-old Corey comparator was sitting in the bleachers behind President Trump. His family

1:24.0

says he was struck by gunfire while shielding his young daughter and wife. Here's

1:28.2

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro this afternoon.

1:30.9

Corey was a girl dad. Corey was a firefighter. afternoon. loved his family. And most especially,

1:43.7

Corey loved his family.

1:46.2

Corey was an avid supporter of the former president

1:51.0

and was so excited to be there last night with him in the community.

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