Thomas Matthew Crooks Looked Up a Michigan School Shooter Before Attempting to Assassinate Trump
Investigators say the cellphone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to kill former President Donald Trump, contained a mugshot of a Michigan school shooter and other information from the 2021 attack that left four dead.
In the days before Crooks took aim at Trump, the 20-year-old gunman searched online for information about Ethan Crumbley, who shot and killed four classmates at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021, and Crumbley’s parents, who were convicted of involuntary manslaughter earlier this year, CNN reported.
Crumbley is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after he pled guilty. His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, were found guilty in separate trials after prosecutors said they exhibited gross negligence when they failed to take action as their son’s mental health deteriorated and to properly secure the firearm Ethan used to carry out the shooting.