SAN ANTONIO — In the hours after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, a Boerne man found out the gunman was wearing one of the T-shirts he sells through his popular YouTube channel.
A photo emerged of the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, after he was gunned down by Secret Service.
The photo caught the eye of local YouTube creator, merchandiser and veterinarian Dr. Matt Carriker.
"Obviously, we were kind of thrust into this conversation,” Carriker said. "The shooter who tried to assassinate Trump was wearing merch from my channel, wearing a Demolition Ranch T-shirt."
Carriker responded to the incident on his YouTube channel Demolition Ranch, which advertises itself as "not your average gun channel," and has nearly 12 million subscribers.
“When you're watching a CNN article and it says three names: Trump, the shooter and mine. That was not on my 2024 bingo card,” said Carriker.
In the video Carriker gave his condolences to those who were hurt and injured, but he said he doesn't vet who buys his T-shirts.
"I wish I could. I would love to keep people like that from buying, wearing, being associated with that article of clothing," he said.
Carriker also said no matter what side you are on politically, nobody wants violence.
”This channel is never meant to incite violence or hate. It never has, it isn’t and it never will be,” he said.
If you would like to see the full YouTube response, you can click here.
KENS 5 did reach out to Carriker for comment, but have not heard back from him.
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