As the investigation into Thomas Crooks continues, the FBI today released four new photos from its investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.
We're still waiting on a motive, and any evidence that the 20-year Crooks may have been working with others.
Kevin Rojek, head of the FBI's Pittsburgh field office, told reporters during a briefing that investigators "believe Crooks ended in detailed attack planning."
"When this event was announced, the Trump rally was announced, early in July, he became hyper-focused on that specific event and looked at it as a target of opportunity," Rojek said.
The photo from the FBI shows Crooks' rifle broken-down and pictured alongside a backpack he was seen wearing at the site of Trump's rally in Butler. FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers last month that Crooks' gun had a collapsible stock, which he said could explain why rally-attendees didn't see him with it.
As early as 2019, accounts tied to Crooks searched for explosive devices including "detonating cord," "how to make a bomb from fertilizer" and "how do remote detonators work."