Remote Detonator Found Near Body Of Rally Shooter

The Daily Beast reports:

Police found two items beside the body of 20-year-old Thomas Crooks after he was shot during an assassination attempt on Donald Trump Saturday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania: a remote detonator and a cellphone.

A picture of the scene was published by local news station WPXI as part of a report chronicling the movements of Crooks prior to his attack.

The items were reportedly discovered by police just moments after his death. The cell phone is reportedly the same one used by Crooks in the minutes before he climbed the rooftop of the American Glass Research building and opened fire at the former president.

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Multiple law enforcement sources described the security operation in detail Tuesday, directly contradicting public statements from the U.S. Secret Service Director. https://t.co/kMAvEG22qD

— WPXI (@WPXI) July 16, 2024

Two officials say: a Home Depot receipt for a ladder was found on the body of shooter Crooks. Officials looking into whether that ladder was brought to scene for access to roof. Reported with ⁦@Tom_Winter⁩ https://t.co/JxSFwsoOgb

— jonathan dienst (@jonathan4ny) July 16, 2024