FBI visits Pennsylvania shooting club where potential Trump assassin was a member

The Pennsylvania Gun Club, where wannabe Trump card Assassination suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks practiced his aim on Monday after the FBI visited as part of its investigation into the deadly security breach that allowed an armed madman to get within 350 feet of the former president.

It was not immediately clear whether investigators found any evidence at the shooting range, and members condemned the suspect and his actions as something that had “no place” in their community.

A lawyer for the Clairton Sportmen’s Club had previously distanced the members from Crooks.

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“The club strongly condemns the senseless act of violence that occurred (on Saturday),” attorney Rob Bootay said in a statement. “The club also extends its sincere condolences to the Comperatore family and prays for all those injured, including the former president.”

The club is one of several in the area whose members participate in shooting sports events and promote safety in the handling of firearms.

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The FBI’s visit came as the agency is looking for a motive and reviewing newly obtained data from the suspect’s phone.

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Law enforcement sources familiar with the situation told Fox News that Crooks fired at Trump and bystanders with a DPMS AR-15 5.56 rifle his father purchased in 2013.

According to the sources, it is in the FBI forensic laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, along with his phone, his laptop and at least one explosive device from his car.

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This development comes as investigators expand their search for a motive and possible accomplices of the suspect.

“FBI technical specialists were able to gain access to Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone and are continuing to analyze his electronic devices,” the FBI said in a statement Monday afternoon.

The search of the suspect’s home and vehicle was completed Sunday evening.

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The agency also said the FBI had interviewed nearly 100 witnesses, including law enforcement officials.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to submit tips at http://tips.fbi.gov or 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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According to authorities, Crooks had no previous criminal record and no documented history of mental illness.

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Dave Katz, a former U.S. government weapons instructor and CEO of Global Security Group, said if anyone had recognized warning signs before the attack, it would have been the people they spent the most time with, including friends, family, colleagues and classmates.

“If the shooter can convey a sense of normalcy on the way to and from the range, where is the warning signal?” he told Fox News Digital. “Look at the shooter at the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. He was at a range three days earlier and the owner kicked him out – because he wasn’t acting normal.”

Fox News’ CB Cotton, David Spunt and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.

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