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Revision as of 23:42, July 23, 2024
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===Security breach===
===Security breach===
At 9:00am on July 13, 2024, Butler County Emergency Services (Butler ESU) provided a
security briefing for the local [[SWAT]] teams and snipers assigned to the rally. The [[Secret Service]] did not participate in this security briefing and the extent to which Butler ESU coordinated with Secret Service in creating and implementing the security plan for the rally.
[[File:6693560eb6018-the-assailant-has-been-reportedly-identified-as-20-year-old-thomas-matthew-crooks-of-bethel-park--pe-143733406-16x9.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks]]
[[File:6693560eb6018-the-assailant-has-been-reportedly-identified-as-20-year-old-thomas-matthew-crooks-of-bethel-park--pe-143733406-16x9.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks]]
The shooter arrived at the site 3 hours early. At 3pm he triggered a metal detector as he tried to gain access to the event, and was found to be carrying a rangefinder – a gun sight typically used by marksmen preparing to shoot at distance. Security officers allowed him in.
The shooter arrived at the site 3 hours early. At 3pm he triggered a metal detector as he tried to gain access to the event, and was found to be carrying a rangefinder – a gun sight typically used by marksmen preparing to shoot at distance. Security officers allowed him in.