Gun YouTuber responds after Trump's would-be assassin was killed wearing his merch

• A popular YouTuber was 'shocked and confused' that Trump's shooter wore his merch.
• Matt Carriker has 11.6 million subscribers on the gun-focused hub "Demolition Ranch."
• Carriker said he never knew Crooks and condemned political violence.

Matt Carriker, a popular firearm-focused YouTuber, said he was " shocked and confused " to learn the shooter was wearing his channel merch during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot Trump in the ear at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday, was killed wearing a t-shirt that read "Demolition Ranch" — the name of Carriker's channel, which has 11.6 million subscribers.

"To see my name next to the shooter's name — it sucks, and I wish we could keep that from happening," Carriker said in a video posted Monday.

Texas-based Carriker added he never knew Crooks.

The FBI said Monday it was working '"tirelessly" to figure out the shooter's motive ; Crooks' acquaintances have also said they didn't know why the 20-year-old opened fire, killing one bystander.

Carriker said he's been creating YouTube videos for 10 years, and avoids politics across his three channels, which also chronicle his work as a veterinarian.

But he was "thrust into the conversation."

Carriker condemned hate and violence "no matter what side you're on politically." As a husband and father, he added, he didn't want anyone to be "in any more danger because of my videos."

Carriker also expressed his condolences to the family of Corey Comperatore , who died in the shooting, and wished those injured a "pain-free recovery."

He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.