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Would-be assassin flew drone over rally site before firing on Trump

The gunman who made an attempt on Donald Trump's life used a drone to survey the Pennsylvania rally site possibly days, or even hours, before he took aim at the former president.

July 23, 2024

Would-be Trump assassin was a sharpshooter, gun range classmate says

Would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was considered a good shot by a fellow shooting range classmate who met the gunman just weeks before he made an attempt on former President Donald Trump's life.

July 21, 2024

Ominous internet post tied to would-be Trump assassin is fake, investigators say

Investigators did an about face Thursday, saying a threatening internet post originally attributed to former President Donald Trump's would-be assassin was actually from a fake account.

July 18, 2024

Two men killed, 2-year-old girl wounded in shooting near day care center in Southeast

Two men were killed and two other people, including a 2-year-old girl, were wounded Thursday morning in a shooting in Southeast, D.C. police said.

July 18, 2024

Would-be Trump assassin hinted at making his ‘premiere’ before rally shooting

Investigators said would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks posted "July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds" on an online gaming platform sometime before he tried to kill former President Donald Trump.

July 18, 2024

D.C.’s top cop sees massive crime drop in first year on job

Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith ended her first year as the District's top cop Wednesday by overseeing a major decline in the deadly shootings and rampant carjackings that were terrorizing the city when she took over.

July 17, 2024

Secret Service leader says her team was ‘totally responsible’ for Trump’s near-assassination

The Secret Service's top official said her agency was "totally responsible" for the failures in protecting Donald Trump from a would-be assassin at his Pennsylvania rally last weekend, contrasting her earlier comments that suggested Butler County law enforcement had a hand in the debacle.

July 17, 2024

Blunders stir up doubts about Secret Service; Republicans see stonewalling on answers

A series of Secret Service blunders at a deadly Donald Trump rally Saturday -- including slow response times, curiously out-of-position sniper teams and the questionable delegation of key security responsibilities -- have put the agency and its head, the Biden-appointed Kimberly Cheatle, at the center of a growing firestorm in Washington.

July 16, 2024

Three police snipers were inside the building used by would-be Trump assassin

Three law enforcement countersnipers were posted inside the building that suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks climbed up to open fire upon former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

July 16, 2024

Gunman left small digital footprint for investigators; questions rise on security breakdown

Investigators on Monday probed the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks in search of a motive behind the 20-year-old suspect's attempted assassination two days earlier of former President Donald Trump.

July 15, 2024

Secret Service director, DEI hiring under scrutiny in wake of Trump security lapses

The attempted assassination Saturday of former President Donald Trump and what some critics see as a harried response by some of the female agents on his detail are spurring new scrutiny of the Secret Service's focus on diversity hires.

July 14, 2024

Would-be Trump assassin kept local cop away by aiming gun at officer: Report

A police officer retreated from the rooftop used to shoot at former President Donald Trump just moments before shots were fired after the suspect pointed his rifle at the cop, according to a report.

July 14, 2024

Suspected Trump shooter described as ‘loner’ who was bullied, ex-classmates say

Former high school classmates described the Pennsylvania man accused of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump as a student with few friends who was frequently bullied.

July 14, 2024

Butler County prosecutor calls attempt on Trump’s life ‘embarrassing’ for security officials

Butler County's top prosecutor said Sunday the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was "embarrassing" for all officials involved in securing the large outdoor rally after the chaotic shooting left the Republican frontrunner injured and killed an audience member in the grandstands.

July 14, 2024

Man charged in deadly California house fire had been deported 3 times, report says

A man charged with starting a house fire last month that killed a California mother and two of her children had been deported from the U.S. on three prior occasions, according to a report.

July 14, 2024

California robber tied to New Zealand tourist slaying got no-prison plea deal for 2022 stickup

The suspected ringleader of a California robbery crew charged with killing a New Zealand tourist in a stick-up last week was only on the streets because he received a lenient plea deal for a stick-up two years ago.

July 11, 2024

San Francisco lawmakers fight crime by telling businesses to close early

San Francisco officials are trying to lower crime in one of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods by setting a curfew for businesses.

July 11, 2024

Rising Democratic star Moore pitching budget cuts over higher taxes

Gov. Wes Moore, looking to head off a looming budget shortfall in Maryland, on Wednesday detailed nearly $149 million in proposed midyear spending cuts in a spending plan that calls for no new tax increases.

July 10, 2024

Lawmakers seek high-tech countermeasures to curb drones smuggling cartel drugs, weapons

Thwarting the Mexican cartels' fleet of drones bringing drugs and weapons over the U.S. southern border was of chief concern Tuesday to a bipartisan group of Capitol Hill lawmakers.

July 9, 2024

U.S. Marshals shoot would-be carjacker outside Justice Sotomayor’s D.C. home

Bodyguards for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shot and wounded a would-be carjacker outside the justice's D.C. home last week, federal authorities confirmed Tuesday.

July 9, 2024