the FBI is investigating the attack on former president Trump as an assassination attempt but it is yet to determine a motive good evening and thanks for joining us I'm Blake Hansen the FBI identified the shooter is 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Kooks of bethl Park Pennsylvania that's about an hour's drive from Butler Pennsylvania where he opened fire wounding Mr Trump killing a rally goer and seriously wounding two others the FBI has been combing social media feeds and examining weapons but so far has not located any threatening writing or social media posts from Crooks tonight officials confirm a local police officer confronted krooks at his position on a rooftop near the rally when krooks pointed his rifle at the officer he retreated down a ladder and that is when krooks opened fire on Trump Fox's Madison scarpino has the latest take a look at what happened the FBI is investigating the shooting at Saturday's Trump rally as an assassination attempt the former president appeared to be hit but is okay three men in the crowd were shot one was killed we lost a fellow Pennsylvanian last night Corey comper atour Cory was an avid supporter of the former president and was so excited to be there last night with him in the community take a look at what happened [Applause] authorities identifying the shooter as a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania he was positioned on a rooftop about 200 yard away from the stage where Trump was speaking stay under here an AR style rifle was recovered at the scene police also found explosive devices inside the suspect's vehicle near the rally and bomb making material at his home Fox News spoke with someone who went to high school with the shooter who claims he was on the school's Rifle Team he was a like a kid that was always alone he was always bullied um every day he was just an outcast the President and Vice President were briefed in The Situation Room this afternoon Biden expressing his condolences for the man who died and urging patience while the investigation plays out there is no place in America for this kind of violence or any violence for that matter I urge everyone everyone please don't make assumptions about his motives or his affiliations let the FBI do their job and their partner agencies do their job the Trump campaign says despite the apparent attempt on his life he fully intends to be in Milwaukee this week for the Republican National Convention reporting in Atlanta Santa Madison scarpino Fox News