Ex-classmate of Trump rally shooter describes him as "normal boy"
An ex-classmate of the gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump described 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as a "normal boy."
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An ex-classmate of the gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump described 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as a "normal boy."
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Police said that the student was still hospitalized nearly a week after the crash.
Police said the suspect, a 36-year-old Los Angeles resident, was arrested at his place of work several hours after he allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian in the 1400 block of E. Colorado Street.
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