# Would-be Trump assassin practiced 100-yard shot day before Pennsylvania attempt, FBI documents show

https://mins.news/en/item/60204

- NBC News, 2026-09-16 01:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-butler-pennsylvania-assassination-attempt-fbi-documents-rcna597986

> Newly unclassified FBI documents say Thomas Matthew Crooks became increasingly fixated on guns and long-range shooting before attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign event in July 2024. The records show he practiced a 100-yard shot the day before the Pennsylvania attempt.

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