Local residents share their reaction to the Trump rally shooting
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - More local residents are sharing their reaction to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Philadelphia over the weekend.
According to sources, the FBI is working to learn more about the 20-year-old suspected shooter, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks was killed by Secret Service snipers following the assassination attempt.
Over the weekend, the Yuma community shared their reaction to the shooting, with Justin Ortiz saying, "I was surprised. I was honestly I was surprised. I didn't think that it was going to get to that, you know?"
Another resident, Eddie Garza, expressed his reaction saying, "Everything's so divided right now that it's just unfortunate that people think that that's the solution."
News 11's Danyelle Burke North spoke with a few more residents on Monday to share their thoughts on the shooting.
"I was shocked, and I think it just shows kind of where we are as a country," said one Yuma man we spoke with.
However, one local resident, Blia Garneau, wasn't surprised by the news adding, "I knew that if they couldn't put it in jail, they were gonna try to do something else. But he has our full support. We love him...we just need to remember that we have to love each other. That we're better than this."
The Yuma man we spoke with says he is interested to see the results of the investigation.
"I mean, they should have that place secure...it is hard for me to believe a 20-year-old man would be able to scale a building and be able to do that.”
Garneau thinks this will impact voters ahead of the presidential election.
"I really think that this is going to get him ahead of the game because a lot of people is going to be seeing what's really happening," Garneau reasoned.
"My original response was simply Trump's won the race. When he stood and he's got blood on his face, he's just been shot and he's not afraid. I think most Americans will identify with that...That's what we need. We need to strength and that's not something we have as a country right now," said the Yuma man we spoke with.
