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CRIME & SAFETY
Attention turns to neighborhood where Trump rally shooter lived as search for answers continues
BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has made Bethel Park an epicenter in the search for answers. In the neighborhood where Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, lived, people are in disbelief to find their neighborhood connected to this moment in American history. "It's not ideal, but people have jobs to do," said neighbor Kelly Little. She lives across the street from Crooks' home. "Everyone's been appreciative and respectful."Little did interviews all day on Monday. But Allegheny County Councilman Dan Grzybek, who lives in Bethel Park, said she's in the minority. "People...
Trial to be held after wild brawl between undercover cops and Pagan Motorcycle Club
A wild bar brawl in Pittsburgh between undercover cops and members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club in 2018 will finally be reviewed in court now that a civil suit brought by the bikers has been approved by a federal judge. The Pagans are accusing the police of excessive force, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution after a confrontation in a bar suddenly degenerated into violence – allegedly caused by police officers who had been drinking for hours. “We’re ecstatic. We cannot wait to bring this case to trial. I think that if people pay attention that they will be enlightened during the...
'Just can't see him doing that': Classmates discuss Trump shooter
Thomas Crooks didn’t stand out as popular student but didn’t fit the loser characterization either, some former classmates said. They remember the man who shot up a Trump campaign rally in Butler as intelligent – enrolled in high-level Advanced Placement classes throughout high school – but quiet and reserved.
Trump shooter’s gun club defends its culture: ‘That’s not us’
A gun club nestled in heavy woods on the outskirts of Pittsburgh was thrust into the national spotlight after one of its members tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday. Clairton Sportsmen’s Club denounced the "senseless act of violence" in a statement Sunday, acknowledging that the shooter, Thomas...
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