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assailant
Noun
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The assailant, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired multiple shots, injuring Trump and killing one attendee before being fatally shot by the Secret Service.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025 -
The assailant remained at large, and a massive manhunt was underway into Saturday night with hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement officers, according to authorities at a news conference with Walz and other officials at the State Emergency Operations Center in Blaine.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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