Thomas Matthew Crooks became increasingly obsessed with guns and long-range shooting before he tried to assassinate Donald Trump in July 2024, according to newly unclassified documents released by the FBI. ↧ Would-be Trump killer practiced 100-yard shot day before Pennsylvan... Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, struck Donald Trump in the ear during a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks was subsequently shot dead by the Secret Service.