| | The shooter was bear-crawling up the roof<ref>[https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/what-we-know-about-the-suspected-trump-rally-shooter/ What we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter]. Damita Menezes and Sean Noone, News Nation, 14 July 2024</ref> of an elevated structure a few hundred meters away outside the venue.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/trump-rally-shooting-distance/index.html Gunman was a few hundred feet away from Trump, CNN analysis shows] By [[CNN]] Staff, July 14, 2024</ref> The shooter had explosive devices in his vehicle parked near the rally,<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/suspected-shooter-had-explosive-devices-in-his-car-sources-say-nqpDI2AqQQNtSvYtEpS9 Suspected Shooter Had Explosive Devices in His Car, Sources Say]. ''WSJ'' Jul 14, 2024</ref> showing he had an elaborated plan. | | The shooter was bear-crawling up the roof<ref>[https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/what-we-know-about-the-suspected-trump-rally-shooter/ What we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter]. Damita Menezes and Sean Noone, News Nation, 14 July 2024</ref> of an elevated structure a few hundred meters away outside the venue.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/trump-rally-shooting-distance/index.html Gunman was a few hundred feet away from Trump, CNN analysis shows] By [[CNN]] Staff, July 14, 2024</ref> The shooter had explosive devices in his vehicle parked near the rally,<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/suspected-shooter-had-explosive-devices-in-his-car-sources-say-nqpDI2AqQQNtSvYtEpS9 Suspected Shooter Had Explosive Devices in His Car, Sources Say]. ''WSJ'' Jul 14, 2024</ref> showing he had an elaborated plan. |
| − | The shooter got off 5 shots, killing retired fire chief Corey Comparator in the crowd, critically injuring 2 others, and grazing President Trump's right ear before being "neutralized" with 3 shots by Secret Service snipers, in the words of the Secret Service. | + | The shooter got off 5 shots, killing retired fire chief Corey Comperatore in the crowd, critically injuring 2 others, and grazing President Trump's right ear before being "neutralized" with 3 shots by Secret Service snipers, in the words of the Secret Service. |
| | [[Rep. Ruben Gallego]], an [[Arizona]] Democrat running for the [[US Senate]] said, “Those responsible for the planning, approving and executing of this clearly insufficient security plan need to testify before Congress and be held accountable."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/14/secret-service-trump-shooting-rally-00168158 ‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman got clear shot at Trump], By JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY, ''[[Politico]]'', 07/14/2024. politico.com</ref> | | [[Rep. Ruben Gallego]], an [[Arizona]] Democrat running for the [[US Senate]] said, “Those responsible for the planning, approving and executing of this clearly insufficient security plan need to testify before Congress and be held accountable."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/14/secret-service-trump-shooting-rally-00168158 ‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman got clear shot at Trump], By JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY, ''[[Politico]]'', 07/14/2024. politico.com</ref> |