Trump Attacker Rejected by School Shooting Club for Being "Terrible Shot"

The early details that have emerged about Thomas Matthew Crooks show that he was working an entry-level job near his hometown in Pennsylvania.

He graduated from high school in 2022 with a reputation as a bright but "quiet" classmate.

His counselor at Bethel Park High School described him as "respectful" and said he never knew him to be political.

Jim Knapp, who retired from his job as the school counselor at Bethel Park High School in 2022, said Crooks had always been "quiet as a churchmouse," "respectful" and kept to himself, although he did have a few friends.

Knapp said he rarely came across Crooks because "he wasn't a needy type of kid".