Routine Target Practice Leads to Tragic Incident as Man Uses Father’s Rifle for Shooting
Butler, Pa. – On a seemingly ordinary day, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks expressed a simple desire to visit a local gun range. His father, familiar with his routine, didn’t hesitate to lend him an AR-15-style rifle for the outing. However, the day took a tragic turn, as this routine activity prefaced a grievous act that thrust the small Pennsylvania town into the national spotlight. Crooks, described by acquaintances as someone who occasionally engaged in recreational …