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Bloomberg News reports:
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, briefly appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock Inc., the company said on Sunday.
Crooks was one of several students who appeared in the background of the 2022 ad and was unpaid, BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, said in a statement.
The ad was filmed at Bethel Park High School, where Crooks graduated in 2022, and featured a teacher, the company said. The company has in the past come under scrutiny after shootings in the US because some of its index funds own shares in gunmakers.
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Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, briefly appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock https://t.co/gX30ppq4Hz
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) July 14, 2024
🤔😳 Thomas Matthew Crooks – the 20-year-old shooter that attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania – featured in a BlackRock ad in 2023… pic.twitter.com/oWeqpP88Zt
— HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) July 14, 2024
The largest shareholder in America's largest gunmakers isn't a reclusive billionaire or a 2nd Amendment rabble-rouser with a heavy Reddit presence.
It's BlackRock, the investment giant that talks Wall Street's loudest game on social duty. https://t.co/M9MxSjUCz6
— Axios (@axios) May 28, 2022