July 14 (Reuters) - Thomas Crooks, the suspect in

Saturday's attempted assassination of former U.S. President

Donald Trump at a campaign rally, briefly appeared in an

advertisement for BlackRock ( BLK ), the company said on Sunday.

"In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park

High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared

in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks," the world's

biggest asset manager said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

Thomas Crooks graduated in 2022 from Bethel Park High

School, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

BlackRock ( BLK ) said it will make all video footage available to

the appropriate authorities and has removed the video from

circulation.

"The assassination attempt on former President Trump is

abhorrent," the company said.

BlackRock ( BLK ) will release its second-quarter results on Monday.

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Lincoln

Feast.)