Bootay declined to “make any additional commentary in relation to this matter in light of pending law enforcement investigations.”
The club did not immediately return The Post’s request for an additional statement.
Allegheny Arms & Gun Works, where Thomas Matthew Crooks bought 50 rounds of ammunition on Saturday morning. Google Maps
On Saturday morning, Crooks bought 50 rounds of ammunition at Allegheny Arms and Gun Works in Bethel Park.
The store bills itself as a “one-stop shop for all your firearm, ammo and accessory needs.”
“We are thankful that President Trump was not assassinated and our hearts and prayers go out to all victims of this horrible incident,” owner Bruce Piendl told CNN.
A gun similar to the one that Crooks used in the assassination attempt. The AR-style rifle was registered to his father. LP Media
The store did not immediately return The Post’s request for a comment on Tuesday.
After his stop at the gun shop, Crooks went to a Home Depot, where he purchased a five-foot ladder. A receipt for the ladder was later found in his pocket.
“We condemn the violence against former President Trump, and our thoughts are with him, the other victims of Saturday’s horrific events, and their families,” a spokesperson for the retailer said.
As of Tuesday, it was not immediately clear if Crooks used the newly purchased ammunition or the ladder in his attack on the Trump rally — though he did use a ladder to scale the roof of the factory to stake out the crowd.
Thomas Matthew Crooks was described as “quiet” by a former school counselor. AP
Crooks drove his Hyundai Sonata one hour north to the rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds, where thousands of Trump supporters gathered to see the former president’s speech ahead of the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin.
At 6:11 p.m., Crooks fired several shots from about 130 yards away from Trump — grazing the former president, killing one rallygoer and injuring two others — before he was shot and killed by the Secret Service.
Trump was grazed on the right ear when Crooks targeted him from 130 yards away. REUTERS
He used an AR-style rifle that was registered to his father. The weapon — as well as the over 20 other guns registered to Matthew Crooks — was purchased legally.
Investigators found an explosive device in Crooks’ car and a transmitter on his body, suggesting that he may have intended to stage a distraction during the shooting.
The Bethel Park High School graduate’s phone yielded little evidence, and even his laptop showed typical online activities, including an interest in gaming and coding, CNN said.
Crooks and his father were members of the Clairton Sportsmen’s Club. REUTERS
Matthew Crooks — who called the police sometime Saturday to report his son and his gun missing — and the shooter’s mother have cooperated with law enforcement , sources said.
Both parents indicated that Crooks did not appear to have friends and did not have any obvious political allegiances — though they were also somewhat clueless about recent developments in his life, law enforcement told CNN.
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