{"id":2326389,"date":"2024-08-18T18:10:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T22:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/preliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-was-fragged-when-shot-exploded-his-rifle\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T18:17:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T22:17:00","slug":"preliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-was-fragged-when-shot-exploded-his-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/preliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-was-fragged-when-shot-exploded-his-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary Report Finds Thomas Matthew Crooks Was \u2018Fragged\u2019 When Shot Exploded His Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fpreliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-was-fragged-when-shot-exploded-his-rifle%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=2326389&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 \u200ddocument discusses the dramatic events of a July \u2064campaign rally where a\u200c would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks, attempted to murder former\u200d President Donald Trump.\u2063 According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-abortion-academia-industrial-complex-that-youve-probably-never-heard-of\/\" title=\"Inside The Abortion-Academia Industrial Complex That You\u2019ve Probably Never Heard Of\">congressional report<\/a> by Rep. Clay \u200cHiggins, Crooks\u200d fired eight shots, killing a \u2062firefighter and critically injuring two others before being neutralized. A\u2064 local SWAT team member fired the ninth shot, which struck Crooks&#8217;s rifle, disabling it\u2063 and potentially saving more lives. The tenth shot, \u2063from a Secret \u2064Service sniper, ultimately incapacitated Crooks. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-neglected-to-protect-georgians-by-allowing-dominion-voting-machines-in-elections-he-didnt-prevent-fraud-he-provided-f\/\" title=\"REPORT: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Neglected to Protect Georgians By Allowing Dominion Voting Machines in Elections \u2013 He Didn\u2019t Prevent Fraud \u2013 He Provided for It\">report highlights<\/a> various security failures during the \u2062incident, including the FBI&#8217;s premature release of Crooks&#8217;s body and the Secret Service&#8217;s failure to utilize radios arranged for them before the rally.\u2063 Higgins describes \u2063the SWAT operator as a heroic figure for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-beacon-staff-to-editors-arm-the-nathan-robinson-regime-to-prevent-communist-takeover-of-current-affairs\/\" title=\"Free Beacon Staff to Editors: Arm the Nathan Robinson Regime To Prevent Communist Takeover of \u2018Current Affairs\u2019\">taking decisive action<\/a> \u2064despite the\u200c danger. The situation underscores \u200bsignificant \u200dconcerns about \u2064security measures in\u200d place for protecting public figures.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>It was a shot from above that killed would-be assassin Thomas Crooks at a July campaign rally where he almost murdered former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>But it was a shot from below that took Crooks out of action first, according to a congressional report made public Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>And that shot, fired by a local law enforcement sniper, was incredible.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clayhiggins.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Preliminary-Investigative-Report-8.12.24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> was written by Louisiana Republican Rep. Clay Higgins.<\/p>\n<p>It found that Crooks fired eight shots, killing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-trump-team-misspell-corey-comperatores-name-firefighter-jacket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firefighter<\/a> who attended the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally with his family, critically wounding two others, and coming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-john-kennedy-forces-fbi-official-fact-check-boss-trump-shooting-wasnt-sasquatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">within a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-call-for-olympic-gold-medalist-to-take-a-dna-test-after-dominant-performance\/\" title=\"Fans Call for Olympic Gold Medalist to Take a DNA Test After Dominant Performance\">hair&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s breadth<\/a> of ending the life of the 45th president.<\/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>The ninth shot fired that day came from a SWAT team member from Butler County.<\/p>\n<p>It did not kill Crooks but struck the stock of his rifle and &ldquo;fragged his face\/neck\/right shoulder area from the stock breaking up.&rdquo; The shot is also believed to have disabled the rifle&rsquo;s buffer tube, a critical component in the weapon&rsquo;s cycling function.<\/p>\n<p>The document contains unusually colorful language for a congressional report:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The SWAT operator who took this shot was a total bada**; when he had sighted the shooter Crooks as a mostly obscured by foliage moving target on the AGR rooftop, he immediately left his assigned post and ran towards the threat, running to a clear shot position directly into the line of fire while Crooks was firing 8 rounds. On his own, this ESU SWAT operator took a very hard shot, one shot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was one shot, but it was enough to disable the assailant&rsquo;s weapon and could well have saved more lives.<\/p>\n<p>The 10th shot fired that day apparently came from a Secret Service sniper from a location above Crooks. That shot put Crooks down permanently.<\/p>\n<p>The heroically accurate shot fired from the ground is one of the details Higgins has documented so far in his investigation of the July 13 assassination attempt. Not all of the findings are as welcome.<\/p>\n<p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-tries-examine-trump-shooters-body-makes-disturbing-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized the FBI<\/a>, for instance, for releasing Crooks&rsquo; body for cremation before it could be thoroughly examined.<\/p>\n<p>He accused the FBI of cleaning up &ldquo;biological evidence&rdquo; at the scene, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3124462\/louisiana-lawmaker-accuses-fbi-of-obstructing-justice-and-destroying-evidence-during-investigation-into-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>And he found that Butler County law enforcement had set aside radios for the Secret Service that were &ldquo;were properly and perfectly arranged during the extensive pre-mission planning.&rdquo; But the Secret Service never picked them up.<\/p>\n<p>The American public already knows, however, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bongino-breaks-woke-secret-service-failures-point-point-absolutely-chilling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security failure abounded<\/a> at the Trump rally that day.<\/p>\n<p>Anytime a would-be assassin gets within firing range of a president or former president it&rsquo;s a failure in itself.<\/p>\n<p>But the American public didn&rsquo;t have a picture of a local law enforcement SWAT team officer taking one shot &mdash; from the ground &mdash; at Thomas Crooks and his murderous weapon.<\/p>\n<p>And making it an incredible one.<\/p>\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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However, according to a congressional report released on Thursday, it was actually a shot from below that incapacitated Crooks first. This shot, which came from a local law enforcement sniper, was remarkable. <\/p>\n<p>The report, authored by Louisiana Republican Rep. Clay Higgins, revealed that Crooks discharged eight rounds during the incident, resulting in the death of a firefighter who had attended the Butler, Pennsylvania rally with his family and critically injuring two others while narrowly missing Trump\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>The ninth shot of the day was fired by a SWAT team member from Butler County. Although it did not kill Crooks outright, it struck his rifle&#8217;s stock and caused shrapnel injuries to his face, neck, and right shoulder due to the stock breaking apart. This shot is also believed to have rendered the rifle&#8217;s buffer tube inoperable\u2014a vital part for its functioning.<\/p>\n<p>The report includes notably vivid language for such an official document: \u201cThe SWAT operator who took this shot was incredibly brave; upon spotting Crooks as he moved through foliage on an AGR rooftop while firing at others, he abandoned his assigned position and ran towards the threat to secure a clear line of fire.\u201d The operator managed one precise shot that likely prevented further casualties.<\/p>\n<p>A tenth round fired that day came from a Secret Service sniper positioned above Crooks and ultimately incapacitated him permanently. These details are part of Higgins&#8217; ongoing investigation into the assassination attempt on July 13th.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all findings have been positive; Higgins has criticized the FBI for cremating Crooks\u2019 body before it could be thoroughly examined and accused them of removing &#8220;biological evidence&#8221; from the scene as reported by Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he noted that radios designated for Secret Service use were properly arranged during pre-mission planning but were never collected by them. The public is already aware of significant security failures at Trump&#8217;s rally that day\u2014any time an assassin gets within range of any president or former president signifies failure in itself\u2014but they lacked knowledge about how one local law enforcement officer made an extraordinary effort with just one well-placed ground-level shot against Thomas Crooks and his deadly weapon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326390,"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\/08\/Picture-2024-08-17T094401.221.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38477,38478,38480,38479,34981],"class_list":["post-2326389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fragging","tag-military-report","tag-preliminary-findings","tag-rifle-incident","tag-thomas-matthew-crooks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture-2024-08-17T094401.221.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326389","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=2326389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}