Thomas Matthew Crooks searched ‘how far away was Oswald from Kennedy’ week before Trump shooting

"One of the things that I can share here today that has not been shared yet is that we've just in the last couple of days, found that from our review — to your point about devices — analysis of a laptop that the investigation ties to the shooter reveals that on July 6, he did a Google search for 'how far away was Oswald from Kennedy.' And so that's a search, obviously is significant in terms of his state of mind," said Wray.

Wray added that the search occurred the same day that Crooks registered for the Butler rally in Pennsylvania.

Crooks was previously found to have searched for information related to Ethan Crumbley, who shot and killed four classmates as well as wounding six others at Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021.

Wray said in the Wednesday hearing that Crooks had flown a drone in the area of the rally at around 4 pm, about 2 hours before Trump took the stage in Butler. Wray said that Crooks had been live-streaming for around 11 minutes.

On July 13, Crooks opened fire from a nearby rooftop at a Trump rally. Trump was hit in the ear, while former fire chief Corey Comperatore was killed while shielding his family. Two others were injured in the assassination attempt.

Wray told lawmakers that the investigation is still ongoing and the FBI is still looking into Crooks' devices. "I think it’s fair to say that we do not yet have a clear picture of his motive," he said.