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| | He climbed the ladder in full sight of rallygoers carrying his AR-15. Eyewitnesses notified the police of his presence.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/LhaArztkvufk Eyewitness says that he told law officers there was a man on the roof climbing]. [[CBS]].</ref><ref>[https://x.com/SharpFootball/status/1812265909727396107 BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired]. [[BBC]].</ref> | | He climbed the ladder in full sight of rallygoers carrying his AR-15. Eyewitnesses notified the police of his presence.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/LhaArztkvufk Eyewitness says that he told law officers there was a man on the roof climbing]. [[CBS]].</ref><ref>[https://x.com/SharpFootball/status/1812265909727396107 BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired]. [[BBC]].</ref> |
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| | + | 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. |
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| | The line of sight (LOS) distance from the building's rooftop was approximately 130 yards to the podium where President Trump was speaking. Why the rooftop was not secured and protected raises lots of questions as to why, and whether there was proper oversight within the Secret Service. | | The line of sight (LOS) distance from the building's rooftop was approximately 130 yards to the podium where President Trump was speaking. Why the rooftop was not secured and protected raises lots of questions as to why, and whether there was proper oversight within the Secret Service. |
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| | Crooks may have posted an ominous message on the gaming platform Steam hinting to fellow users that that fateful Saturday would be eventful.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thomas-crooks-posted-ominous-message-shooting-july-13-will-premiere-wa-rcna162514 Thomas Crooks appears to have posted ominous message before shooting], By Frank Thorp V, ''NBC News'', July 18, 2024</ref> He is said to have hid rifle in advance of the rally.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/thomas-matthew-crooks-hid-rifle-advance-trump-rally-sniper-attack-secret-service-source-says Thomas Matthew Crooks hid rifle in advance of Trump rally sniper attack, Secret Service source says], ''Fox News'', July 18, 2024</ref> | | Crooks may have posted an ominous message on the gaming platform Steam hinting to fellow users that that fateful Saturday would be eventful.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thomas-crooks-posted-ominous-message-shooting-july-13-will-premiere-wa-rcna162514 Thomas Crooks appears to have posted ominous message before shooting], By Frank Thorp V, ''NBC News'', July 18, 2024</ref> He is said to have hid rifle in advance of the rally.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/thomas-matthew-crooks-hid-rifle-advance-trump-rally-sniper-attack-secret-service-source-says Thomas Matthew Crooks hid rifle in advance of Trump rally sniper attack, Secret Service source says], ''Fox News'', July 18, 2024</ref> |
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| − | 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.
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| | 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"<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-cause-manner-death-revealed Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks' cause, manner of death revealed]</ref> 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"<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-cause-manner-death-revealed Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks' cause, manner of death revealed]</ref> with 3 shots by Secret Service snipers, in the words of the Secret Service. |