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The world is studying extra about Thomas Matthew Crooks — and we have extra perception from his former friends and even a trainer, who says he was sensitive … however notably solitary.

TMZ spoke with a few Crooks’ ex-classmates from Bethel Park Excessive College — who have been in his graduating class — and each of them, who requested to not have their names launched, inform us they knew him as a loner, however not one linked to violence.

We’re informed Crooks was seen as quiet and conserving to himself at school … in addition to throughout lunch, after we’re informed he’d usually sit and eat by himself.

These classmates inform us he positively wasn’t a well-liked child by any means — however that he was well mannered and soft-spoken, to not point out extremely vibrant, having been in AP lessons for superior college students.

The one factor neither of those former BPHS classmates can recall witnessing is the reported bullying that Thomas was apparently subjected to whereas at school. Whereas some films have surfaced backing the notion he was picked on, these 2 college students inform us they by no means noticed it.

Additionally of be aware … we’re informed these college students did not see a lot of Crooks for the higher a part of 2 years — as soon as COVID hit in 2020, they have been principally distant … simply getting an opportunity to return to high school late in 2021, at which level they have been all graduating.

Both method, each college students say they have been shocked to listen to Crooks tried to assassinate Donald Trumpas a result of they by no means noticed any warning indicators.

One other fascinating one that makes clear Crooks was Xavier Harmon — who was the man’s trainer from 2019 to 2020 on the Metal Heart for Profession and Technical Schooling in Jefferson Hills, PA … one other establishment Crooks attended as a teen.

Mr. Harmon tells TMZ that he by no means noticed any signal of aggression or hostility from his pupil — and whereas he acknowledges he was a little bit of a lone wolf/black sheep … he did not have any enemies to his information, noting that the child was fairly gifted with pc know-how.

He additionally says he by no means heard Thomas discuss politics at school, nor did he hear something about weapons — though it is clear he did have a curiosity in that exterior of college.

Harmon says he by no means noticed Thomas get bullied, and had no cause to suppose he’d never do one thing like this. As a consequence of his small, slight body, Harmon says he jokingly nicknamed him “Muscle tissue.”

His classmates and trainer’s recollections apart … the very fact is, Crooks did attempt to assassinate Trump this previous weekend — taking pictures at him from a rooftop throughout the rally in Butler, PA — narrowly lacking him, however killing firefighter Corey Comperatorewho was among the crowd.

After all, another classmates have painted a unique image of Crooks as a smug know-it-all, and a Trump hater.

It is clear he had various levels of interplay with different college students, and others exterior of college … which explains the disparate descriptions of the then-teenager.