 He had no military experience. He worked at a nursing home. Public records show he was a registered Republican. And according to FEC records, a Thomas Crooks donated $15 to a progressive group in January 2021. Those who knew the 2022 high school graduate describing him as lonely and quiet. I mean, he would sit alone at lunch. I mean, he was just an outcast. Summer Barkley remembered her classmate as polite and intelligent, but quiet and reserved.