{"id":2298199,"date":"2024-07-17T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T21:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crooks-family-neighbor-big-change-that-happened-to-the-home-before-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T17:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T21:40:18","slug":"neighbor-of-the-crooks-family-major-home-renovation-before-shooting-incident-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neighbor-of-the-crooks-family-major-home-renovation-before-shooting-incident-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbor of the Crooks family: Major home renovation before shooting incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fneighbor-of-the-crooks-family-major-home-renovation-before-shooting-incident-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2298199&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2063the potential motives behind Thomas Matthew Crooks opening fire on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. It mentions that Crooks lived with his parents who were reportedly looking for him before the shooting. The article speculates that the parents may have been aware of their son&#8217;s anti-Trump sentiments, which led them \u200bto take down pro-Trump\u200d signs from their \u2064yard. Crooks&#8217; actions,\u200c such as \u2063taking a day off work and bringing an AR-15 to the rally, raised concerns for his parents. The article also highlights Crooks&#8217; political affiliations and a donation he\u2063 made to a progressive organization. The parents&#8217; actions and the sequence of events leading up to \u2064the shooting are \u200cpresented \u2062as pieces of a puzzle that have not yet been \u2063fully understood. The author suggests \u2062that the parents may \u200bhave had an inkling that their son posed a threat to\u2062 Trump or his supporters at the event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another piece to the puzzle of why Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday may have been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Little, a neighbor of the Crooks family in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, told a reporter with Pittsburgh&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/bethel-park-neighbors-still-shock-investigators-search-home-suspected-trump-rally-shooter\/c1d158c5-6c60-45ec-902e-fc7c95e2870e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPXI<\/a> that until recently there were pro-Trump signs up in the yard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There absolutely was MAGA supporting things for a while,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cop-retreated-didnt-stop-trump-shooter-gets-called-hero-sheriff-saved-presidents-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crooks<\/a>, 20, lived in the home with his parents Matthew and Mary Crooks.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation &mdash; coupled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/trump-rally-shooting-fbi-investigation-attempted-assassination-july-17#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reporting Wednesday that Crooks&rsquo; parents were looking for him Saturday in the hours leading up to the rally shooting and eventually called authorities &mdash; may mean that they knew he could be a threat to Trump or his supporters at the event.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps they had taken down the yard signs to assuage the feelings of their son.<\/p>\n<p>Him missing along with the father&rsquo;s AR-15 raised a red flag for the parents.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harris-faulkner-retells-story-booted-restaurant-dont-deserve-money-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris Faulkner<\/a> noted, we don&rsquo;t know the exact nature of their concern. Was it that he would do harm generally or specifically at the Trump event?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WHOA. Thomas Matthew Crooks&rsquo; parents CALLED law enforcement BEFORE the Trump assassination attempt to warn them that he was &ldquo;missing&rdquo; and they were &ldquo;worried&rdquo; about him.<\/p>\n<p>But wait, it gets worse&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nd3qbv60NZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Nd3qbv60NZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1813611381679439946?\">July 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-assassination-shot-07-16-24\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that Saturday would have normally been a work day for Thomas, but he told his boss he wanted the day off because he had &ldquo;something to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By 3 p.m. on Saturday, Thomas Matthew Crooks was at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-nypd-officers-injured-in-new-years-eve-machete-attack\/\" title=\"Three NYPD Officers Injured in New Year\u2019s Eve Machete Attack\">security screening area<\/a> for the Trump rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He first aroused suspicion when he passed through the magnetometers carrying a rangefinder, which looks similar to a small pair of binoculars and is used by hunters and target shooters to measure distances when setting up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soccer-spain-stun-portugal-1-0-to-clinch-spot-in-nations-league-finals\/\" title=\"Soccer-Spain stun Portugal 1-0 to clinch spot in Nations League finals\">long-range shot<\/a>, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neighbor-of-the-crooks-family-major-home-renovation-before-shooting-incident\/\" title=\"Neighbor of the Crooks family: Major home renovation before shooting incident\">senior law enforcement official briefed<\/a> on the investigation,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">news outlet<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The rangefinder would not have prevented Crooks from getting through the security screening point, but it did attract the attention of security personnel who kept an eye on him until he left the secure area,&rdquo; CNN added.<\/p>\n<p>Rally attendees later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-shooter-spotted-30-min-firing-reported-multiple-times-pics-taken-no-one-stopped-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spotted him<\/a> on the roof from which he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/14\/politics\/timeline-trump-rally-shooting-dg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open fire<\/a> just minutes later at 6:11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks&rsquo; motive remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Though he was a registered Republican, he had given $15 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-assassin-identified-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Act Blue<\/a> earmarked for the &ldquo;Progressive Turnout Project&rdquo; on the day of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s inauguration in January 2021, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/14\/trump-rally-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks was 17 at the time he made the contribution.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/17\/us-news\/thomas-matthew-crooks-father-profiled-by-donald-trump-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported Wednesday that Matthew Crooks, who is a registered Libertarian, had been profiled by the Trump campaign in 2016 as a potential backer, given his support for the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Crooks is a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>All these facts are pieces to the puzzle that has not yet been solved, but one possible scenario is that the parents knew their son was anti-Trump, perhaps strongly enough that he did not want MAGA signs in their yard.<\/p>\n<p>He then takes off work the day of the rally and takes an AR-15 from the home.<\/p>\n<p>The parents put two-and-two together and realize their son might try to kill the former president at the rally.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A neighbor mentioned that there were pro-Trump signs in the Crooks family yard until recently. Crooks lived with his parents, who were looking for him before the rally shooting and eventually called authorities. This suggests that they may have known he posed a threat to Trump or his supporters. The parents may have taken down the signs to appease their son, who went missing with his father&#8217;s AR-15. It is unclear whether they were concerned about general harm or specifically targeting the Trump event. Crooks&#8217; motive remains unknown, but he had made a donation to a progressive organization on Biden&#8217;s inauguration day. The parents&#8217; political affiliations and actions suggest they may have suspected their son&#8217;s anti-Trump sentiments and potential violent intentions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2298200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crooks-Home.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35368,35372,3752,15166,34946],"class_list":["post-2298199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crooks-family","tag-home-renovation","tag-major","tag-neighbor","tag-shooting-incident"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crooks-Home.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2298199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2298199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2298199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}