Thomas Matthew Crooks: Cops Found Remote Detonator Next to Trump Shooter’s Cellphone Minutes after He Was Shot Dead and May Have Planned Bigger Massacre [Video]

A remote detonator was found on would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ body, along with his cellphone, after Secret Service snipers shot him dead at a Donald Trump on Saturday. An image first released by Pittsburgh’s WPXI showed the detonator, a rectangular gray device with a keypad resembling a television remote control, next to the gunman’s cellphone.

Earlier reports indicated that FBI agents investigating the case found explosive materials, ammunition, and a bulletproof vest inside the troubled 20-year-old’s car. According to CNN, the bombs were connected to the detonator. Crooks caught the attention of security at the rally in Butler, 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, shortly after arriving around 3:00 p.m.

Came Dangerously Armed

Crooks was behaving strangely near the metal detectors at least an hour before the assassination attempt and was later seen using a range finder. The gunfire erupted at 6:11 p.m., with Trump having taken the stage at 6:03 p.m., an …