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Judicial Watch said newly released FBI records include a witness account that a SWAT officer recovered a gray remote device with an antenna and a cellphone from Thomas Crooks’ pocket after the July 2024 Butler rally shooting.
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Newly released FBI records obtained through a Judicial Watch lawsuit include an interview summary from a first responder who said a SWAT officer found a gray remote device with an antenna in the pocket of Thomas Crooks after the July 2024 assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Judicial Watch announced that it obtained 48 heavily redacted pages from the Federal Bureau of Investigation through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The records, according to the group, include an account that a Special Weapons and Tactics officer recovered a “gray remote device” with numerical push buttons and an antenna from Crooks’ pocket after he was killed.
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The records also state that a Beaver County Emergency Services Unit medic told the FBI she was on the roof of the American Glass Research building examining Crooks’ body when she was informed that a police canine had “hit” on the building. She said she and others were then told to evacuate the roof, leaving Crooks’ body there.
Judicial Watch filed its July 2025 lawsuit after the FBI failed to respond to a July 2024 FOIA request seeking all records related to Crooks and the assassination attempt on Trump. The request covered investigative files, interview summaries, reports, communications, media, database records and any FBI communications involving FBI personnel, sources, contractors or assets and Crooks. The case is listed as Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:25-cv-02216).
The central account appears in a July 17, 2024, FD-302 interview summary from a Beaver County Emergency Services Unit first responder. The first responder told investigators she was at the Butler County fairgrounds for the Trump rally to provide medical backup for the ESU team or any police response. She arrived at 9 a.m. and was positioned near the spectator screening area.
According to the FBI summary, the Beaver County ESU team was given two Butler County radios to monitor two channels, including patrol. The Beaver County ESU commander was notified to move, and the team prepared to relocate. The first responder said the team also knew that its sniper element had reported a questionable subject in the area who could not be located.
The first responder said she was in a Beaver County ESU Bearcat vehicle with the rest of the team. The vehicle initially stopped at the command post and then moved toward the first victim, positioning itself between the victim and the crowd. A Butler County medic was already with the victim, and the first responder said she did not move in because three health care providers were already assisting. She then began looking for others who might need medical help.
The first responder said she did not have access to Butler County radios and only had a Beaver County radio. She did not recall who told her, but she said there were reports that medical help was needed at the American Glass Research facility. She coordinated with others to obtain operator support to move from the stage area to the facility.
The group passed through a small space between a fence separating the fairgrounds from the American Glass Research property. The first responder said she was told there may have been multiple operators down, a possible shootout and that the shooter was down. She encountered a uniformed officer who said support was needed on the roof. She then used a black collapsible ladder to reach the roof.
The FBI summary states that at 6:23 p.m., the first responder arrived on the roof and did not see any officers down. She was told by others on the roof to evaluate the shooter. She observed injuries that she described as not survivable, checked the carotid pulse on the right side and found none. She pronounced Crooks dead at 6:25 p.m.
