The United States of America has a brief history of assassinations, especially targeting presidential candidates.  Crooks in 2021 However, this recent failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old preparing to vote for the first time in the upcoming November 2024 US presidential elections, ended tragically.  Crooks was fatally shot by Secret Service agents when he allegedly attempted to assassinate the former US President at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump, 78, a presidential Republican candidate campaigning in Bethler, narrowly avoided the bullet that struck and killed Corey, a 50-year-old former volunteer fire chief.  Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced on Sunday that Corey was the deceased, describing him as a hero who shielded his family from harm. "Corey died a hero. He shielded his family last night," the governor remarked. Protected by security services from further chaos, Trump was swif...