Residents of Trump Shooter’s Neighborhood Are ‘Shocked and Surprised’

Thomas Matthew Crooks lived with his parents in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a middle-class neighborhood in Pittsburgh suburb.

Police officers talk in front of the home where Thomas Matthew Crooks lived with his parents in Bethel Park, Pa., on July 15, 2024. Jeff Louderback/Epoch Times

BETHEL PARK, Pa.—Milford Drive in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is usually like many other neighborhoods amid the hills of the Pittsburgh suburbs.

Mid-19th-century middle-class homes adorned with U.S. flags by the front doors sit along tree-lined streets. Retired couples relax on front porches and couples walk their dogs, exchanging hellos.