Thomas Matthew Crooks' parents contacted law enforcement Saturday hours before he opened fire on former President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, a source told Fox News.
The aspiring assassin's mother and father told local police that Crooks was missing and that they were concerned about his welfare, the source said.
It remained unclear if they knew that he was in possession of an AR-15 rifle that belonged to his father.
Police have not said what actions they took after being contacted.
The would-be assassin earned an associate degree in engineering science from Allegheny County Community College just two months before the shooting.
ABC News reported that he had planned to attend Robert Morris University in the fall, and had also been accepted to the University of Pittsburgh but opted not to attend.
Crooks served as a dietary aide at a local nursing home and had asked to have Saturday off because he had "something to do," according to CNN.
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