More facts about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the young man who tried to assassinate former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania have emerged.

Recall that Crooks was shot dead by a counter-sniper team after he took shots at Trump at the event. The former President sustained an injury in his right ear during the assassination attempt.

Trump said a bullet “pierced the upper part” of his right ear before agents whisked him off stage.

As reported by Aljazeera, the following are some of the things to know about Crooks:

1) 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks

2) He is a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania – about 35 miles south of Butler and about an hour away from where the shooting took place

3) The assassin after Trump’s life graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022.

4) Crooks received his high school diploma to some applause during the 2022 graduation ceremony

5) He received a $500 “star award” from the National Math and Science Initiative. State voter records show that Crooks was a registered Republican.

6) The forthcoming US presidential election in November 5 election would have been the first time Crooks had been old enough to vote.

7) At 17, Crooks made a $15 donation to ActBlue, a political action committee that raises money for left-leaning and Democratic politicians.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which is leading the investigations says it is yet to determine the motive for the attacks with barely 50 days to the presidential elections.

During a press briefing, FBI special agent in charge, Kevin Rojek said: “We’re looking at photographs right now and we’re trying to run his DNA and get biometric confirmation.”

53-year-old Crooks’ father, Matthew said he was also trying to figure out what happened and would wait until he spoke to law enforcement before speaking about his son, CNN reports.

Other officials later revealed that all three victims were male.