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Authorities "have not identified an ideology associated" with the suspected shooter, Thomas Crooks, FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent successful Charge Kevin Rojek told reporters connected a telephone connected Sunday.
"We're looking into his background, his day-to-day activities, immoderate writings and societal media posts that mightiness assistance america place what led to this shooting. And we person not seen thing threatening," Rojek said.
Crooks had nary known intelligence unwellness history, helium said.
Crooks' household is cooperating with national authorities, officials said.
Officials told reporters they don't person immoderate insights connected what the suspect's actions were anterior to opening occurrence astatine the shooting site, but said it's thing they are investigating.
The FBI has received much than 2,000 tips, according to Rojek.
Crooks' weapon and telephone volition beryllium transported to the FBI laboratory successful Quantico, Virginia, officials said.
Rojek besides confirmed determination was a suspicious instrumentality that was recovered successful the suspect's car and said the FBI is inactive analyzing what it is. Another instrumentality was recovered successful the suspect's home, according to the FBI. Rojek described some the devices arsenic rudimentary.
The FBI is seeing an summation of convulsive threats online successful the aftermath of the assassination attempt, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said.
"We've seen individuals spell online and effort to mimic oregon airs arsenic the shooter who evidently is present deceased," Abbate said. "We're besides focused connected the continuing efforts, which were already substantial, fixed that determination are nationalist peculiar information events connected the upcoming conventions successful Chicago, successful Milwaukee, to enactment with Secret Service successful the pb to play our portion successful protecting the radical and the facilities and events there, arsenic well."
FBI Director Christopher Wray called the assassination effort an "attack connected our democracy."
"An effort to assassinate a statesmanlike campaigner tin lone beryllium described arsenic perfectly despicable and volition not beryllium tolerated successful this country," Wray told reporters.
-ABC News' Pierre Thomas, Aaron Katersky, Jack Date and Luke Barr
