Welcome to One-Minute News. On July 13, 2024, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks mounted a roof at a Trump rally, firing eight shots that grazed the former president’s ear. But who was this young man? A New York Times investigation reveals a nerdy engineering student who graduated with honors, once described as “a really intelligent kid” designing chess boards and helping classmates. Yet his mental health quietly eroded: he danced alone at night, “talked to himself with his hands waving around,” and scoured the internet for “major depressive disorder.” Over months, he acquired hundreds of rounds of ammunition, nitromethane for bombs and an AR-style rifle. His planning went unnoticed until the near-miss that prompted Mr. Trump to shout “Fight! Fight! Fight!” After the shooting he killed a bystander and was shot dead by the Secret Service. Nearly a year later, the full picture of his descent—from dean’s list to deadly plot—remains unsettlingly mysterious.
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