FBI to interview Donald Trump as Butler shooting probe continues

New messages suggest the 20-year-old gunman was on the radar of law enforcement earlier than thought.

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In a call with reporters on Monday, the FBI did not give a date for the interview, but said it would be "a standard victim interview we do for any other victim of crime".

"We want to get his perspective on what he observed," FBI Special Agent Kevin Rojek said.

Despite poring over mountains of evidence, investigators are yet to determine a motive to explain why Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on 13 July.

Newly released text messages, meanwhile, have revealed the 20-year-old was spotted by a local Swat team more than 90 minutes before the shooting - much earlier than previously thought.

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