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The shooter walked from his van carrying an [[AR-15]] and wearing camouflage pants in plain sight of rallygoers. He came to a building, the American Glass Research (AGR) company, where a ladder had been pre-positioned before time.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13635887/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-images-roof.html EXCLUSIVE Chilling images show just how close Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks got to the former president], By LAURA COLLINS, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ''[[Daily Caller]]'', 15 July 2024. dailymail.co.uk</ref>  

The shooter walked from his van carrying an [[AR-15]] and wearing camouflage pants in plain sight of rallygoers. He came to a building, the American Glass Research (AGR) company, where a ladder had been pre-positioned before time.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13635887/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-images-roof.html EXCLUSIVE Chilling images show just how close Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks got to the former president], By LAURA COLLINS, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ''[[Daily Caller]]'', 15 July 2024. dailymail.co.uk</ref>  

Crooks flew a drone over the site to survey the layout.<ref>[https://archive.is/ywunr Trump Gunman Flew Drone Over Rally Site Hours Before Attempted Assassination], By Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', July 19, 2024. wsj.com</ref> The [[Secret Service]], under Biden [[DEI]] appointee [[Kimberly Cheatle]], flew none.<ref>[https://armedforces.press/assassination-attempt-after-action-assessment/ Assassination Attempt - After Action Assessment], By James Waurishuk, ''Armed Forces Press'', July 15, 2024. armedforces.press</ref>  

Crooks flew a drone over the site to survey the layout.<ref>[https://archive.is/ywunr Trump Gunman Flew Drone Over Rally Site Hours Before Attempted Assassination], By Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', July 19, 2024. wsj.com</ref> The [[Secret Service]], under Biden [[DEI]] appointee [[Kimberly Cheatle]], didn't fly any drones to provide surveillance and warning.<ref>[https://armedforces.press/assassination-attempt-after-action-assessment/ Assassination Attempt - After Action Assessment], By James Waurishuk, ''Armed Forces Press'', July 15, 2024. armedforces.press</ref>  

According to ''[[CBS News]]'', a team of police snipers was stationed in the same single-story AGR International building, and they saw him outside three times in the minutes leading up to the attack.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/07/16/it-gets-worse-three-security-detail-snipers-were-inside-building-used-by-trump-shooter-secret-service-director-says-roof-was-too-slopey-for-sniper-safety/ It Gets Worse – Three Security Detail Snipers Were Inside Building Used by Trump Shooter – Secret Service Director Says Roof Was too Slopey for Sniper Safety], ''The Conservative Treehouse]], July 16, 2024. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref>

According to ''[[CBS News]]'', a team of police snipers was stationed in the same single-story AGR International building, and they saw him outside three times in the minutes leading up to the attack.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/07/16/it-gets-worse-three-security-detail-snipers-were-inside-building-used-by-trump-shooter-secret-service-director-says-roof-was-too-slopey-for-sniper-safety/ It Gets Worse – Three Security Detail Snipers Were Inside Building Used by Trump Shooter – Secret Service Director Says Roof Was too Slopey for Sniper Safety], ''The Conservative Treehouse]], July 16, 2024. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref>