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| | ==Timeline== | | ==Timeline== |
| | + | *'''9:00am'''—Butler ESU holds a briefing for the local SWAT and Sniper units from Butler County, Beaver County, and Washington County providing security for the event. |
| | + | :*According to attendees of the briefing, no Secret Service or other federal law enforcement is present for this briefing. |
| | + | *'''10:30am'''—Two local law enforcement snipers are in position on the second floor inside the American Glass Research (AGR) building. |
| | + | *'''5:10pm'''—Thomas Matthew Crooks is first observed by one of the snipers (AGR sniper 1) at the AGR building. |
| | + | *'''5:14pm'''—AGR sniper 1 takes the below pictures of Crooks. |
| | + | *'''5:28pm'''—AGR sniper 1 takes the below picture of a bicycle and what appears to be two bags located near the AGR building. It is unclear what happened to the bicycle and bags after July 13, 2024. |
| | + | *'''5:32pm'''—AGR sniper 1 spots Crooks looking at his phone and using a rangefinder. |
| | + | *'''5:38pm'''—AGR sniper 1 sends a message to the “Sniper Group” about Crooks. |
| | + | *'''5:40pm'''—AGR sniper 1 is told to “call into command” regarding Crooks. |
| | + | *'''5:41pm'''—AGR sniper 1 calls into command and provides a description of Crooks and the rangefinder, as well as that Crooks was “lurking around [the] AGR building.” |
| | + | *'''5:49pm'''—Photos of Crooks are sent to Butler ESU Command. |
| | + | *'''5:55pm'''—Butler ESU Command confirms receipt of the photos and states they have been relayed on. |
| | + | *'''5:59pm'''—Butler ESU Command asks for the direction that Crooks is traveling. AGR sniper 1 is initially unsure of the direction Crooks is traveling. |
| | + | *'''6:05pm'''—AGR sniper 1 later communicates that Crooks is seen moving northeast “in the direction of Sheetz” and that Crooks has a backpack. |
| | + | *'''6:06-6:12pm'''—AGR sniper 1 goes to ground floor of the building to meet local law enforcement patrol to alert them to Crooks presence. |
| | + | *'''Approx. 6:11pm'''—Crooks begins shooting. |
| | + | :*Secret Service reportedly return fire and Crooks is killed. |
| | + | *'''6:23pm'''—Beaver County SWAT operators access the roof where Crooks is located and confirm Crooks is deceased. |
| | + | :*According to those SWAT operators, there was local law enforcement from another county and at least one Secret Service agent, wearing a grey suit, also on the roof. |
| | + | *'''6:46pm'''—Crooks is patted down. Law enforcement reportedly finds a transmitter device, Crooks phone, and the rangefinder in Crooks pockets. |
| | + | *'''7:45pm-7:46pm'''—At the request of Allegheny Bomb Squad, local law enforcement text pictures of Crooks and the items near his body to a phone number with a 215 area code (from the [[Philadelphia]] area) associated with an ATF agent. ATF reportedly is using the pictures of Crooks to run facial recognition. |
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| | ==Trump's reaction== | | ==Trump's reaction== |