Three police snipers were stationed inside the building and were tasked with looking out of the window at the rally, CBS News and local outlet Beaver Countian reported, citing local law enforcement sources.
One of the law enforcement officers stationed in the building saw the gunman “scoping out” the roof and carrying a range finder, before briefly disappearing from the site and returning with a backpack, the reports said.
The officer managed to take a photograph of the shooter and even radioed the sightings to his command center, but the suspected shooter—20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks—was reportedly able to scale the roof through an air conditioning unit.
Local law enforcement officials cited by the reports blamed a lack of manpower—which prevented them from placing a sniper on the roof or providing the snipers on the ground with spotters—for their failure to stop Crooks, along with “extremely poor planning.”
According to local TV station WPXI, officers on the ground first spotted Crooks nearly 30 minutes before he fired at Trump and the rally-goers.
Some officers arrived at the building after the police sniper raised the alarm, tried to climb onto the roof and reach Crooks, but by that point he had fired his shot and been killed by the Secret Service.
Great information, thank you. I also heard that local police and SS were pointing their fingers at one another. The SS said that building was the responsibility of the local police, and the police said that it wasn't, that SS had the responsibility.
It's obvious now that the shooter was spotted long before Trump began speaking. There are questions about whether or not he should have been taken out before he began shooting. The main question in my mind is WHY WAS TRUMP LEFT EXPOSED WHILE - AND UNTIL - THE SITUATION WAS RESOLVED????
Thank you Dr. Aranda. It must be nice to have a leadership position in the Public Sector, where you can literally get away with murder and/or almost murder. One could almost think our government was CORRUPT!
Obviously an inside job…but with DOJ compromised Conservative Americans are on their own. Pray on your knees and beg God’s intervention as only He has power to help us! 🙏🙏🙏
Key Facts
Three police snipers were stationed inside the building and were tasked with looking out of the window at the rally, CBS News and local outlet Beaver Countian reported, citing local law enforcement sources.
One of the law enforcement officers stationed in the building saw the gunman “scoping out” the roof and carrying a range finder, before briefly disappearing from the site and returning with a backpack, the reports said.
The officer managed to take a photograph of the shooter and even radioed the sightings to his command center, but the suspected shooter—20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks—was reportedly able to scale the roof through an air conditioning unit.
Local law enforcement officials cited by the reports blamed a lack of manpower—which prevented them from placing a sniper on the roof or providing the snipers on the ground with spotters—for their failure to stop Crooks, along with “extremely poor planning.”
According to local TV station WPXI, officers on the ground first spotted Crooks nearly 30 minutes before he fired at Trump and the rally-goers.
Some officers arrived at the building after the police sniper raised the alarm, tried to climb onto the roof and reach Crooks, but by that point he had fired his shot and been killed by the Secret Service.
Great information, thank you. I also heard that local police and SS were pointing their fingers at one another. The SS said that building was the responsibility of the local police, and the police said that it wasn't, that SS had the responsibility.
And the SS Director refuses to step down.
It's obvious now that the shooter was spotted long before Trump began speaking. There are questions about whether or not he should have been taken out before he began shooting. The main question in my mind is WHY WAS TRUMP LEFT EXPOSED WHILE - AND UNTIL - THE SITUATION WAS RESOLVED????
Thank you Dr. Aranda. It must be nice to have a leadership position in the Public Sector, where you can literally get away with murder and/or almost murder. One could almost think our government was CORRUPT!
Obviously an inside job…but with DOJ compromised Conservative Americans are on their own. Pray on your knees and beg God’s intervention as only He has power to help us! 🙏🙏🙏