Shooting suspect was rejected from high school rifle club
The man suspected of shooting Donald Trump previously sought to join his high school’s rifle club, but was rejected and asked not to return, two students who were members of the team at the time told ABC News.
The suspect, Thomas Crooks, attended what was described as "preseason" for the rifle club, which is held before tryouts, but he did not make it to the tryouts, the two team members said. Both students said Crooks was a "bad shot," with one adding that he wasn't the right "fit."
"He didn't just not make the team -- he was asked not to come back because how bad of a shot he was. It was considered like, dangerous," classmate Jameson Myers told ABC News.
"On the first day of preseason, he basically couldn't even hit the target," Myers said.
The team’s coach declined to comment and referred questions to the school district. A spokesman for the school district did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
-ABC News' Olivia Rubin