According to two people familiar with the matter, photos on his phone include of then-President Joe Biden and other officials – such as former President Donald Trump along with Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The people, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of an active investigation, said investigators searching Thomas Matthew Crooks’ devices also discovered that he looked up the dates for Democratic National Convention and Trump campaign rallies.
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Three people familiar the investigation say he also queried it for “major depressive disorder. ” But two of the people said investigators had not yet confirmed whether he was formally medicalized with that disorder. According to studies, nearly all (94%) of individuals with mental illness is not a threat violence and only 3-5% of violent acts can be attributed to individuals-living-with-a-serious-or-persistent mental illnesses.U.S. officials’ images found on continueslider Rally shooter’s phone, say AP sources “Right now we have no indication of any type of mental health issue related to this person,” Kevin Rojek, a special agent with the field office in south-west Pittsburgh said during a conference call Sunday.
Authorities have been scouring for any evidence that might explain why Crooks fired shots at Trump during the GOP presidential nominee’s campaign rally on Saturday. One rallygoer was killed and two others were seriously wounded by the gunman. Although Trump lost some hair owing to an ear injury, he was essentially unharmed, sporting a bald patch over the wound mere days later as starsout of Republicans convened in Milwaukee for their national convention.
