BREAKING: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP

Mr Myers remembers Crooks as seemingly a "normal boy" who was "not particularly popular but never got picked on or anything".
“He was a nice kid who never talked poorly of anyone and I never have thought him capable of anything I’ve seen him do in the last few days.”



Max Smith, who took an American history course with Crooks, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that his former classmate "definitely was conservative".
Mr Smith recalled a mock debate in which they both took part, saying: "The majority of the class were on the liberal side, but Tom, no matter what, always stood his ground on the conservative side."
"It makes me wonder why he would carry out an assassination attempt on the conservative candidate," he said.

Other community members said simply that they were shocked that the alleged perpetrator of the shooting could have come from the quiet, tree-lined streets of Bethel Park.
Among them was Jason Mackey, a 27-year-old local man who lives near the Crooks residence and worked at his school while he was a student.

While Mr Mackey said that he did not know Crooks personally, he is still reeling from a sense of disbelief.
"It's just shocking. You wouldn't think an event of this magnitude would come right out of your backyard," he said. "It's just a crazy situation."