Others say they never had any political signs in their yard.
FBI, neighbors try to understand what motivated alleged shooter Thomas Crooks
Neighbors said they saw pro-Trump signs in the Crooks' yard as recently as several months ago.www.wtae.com
I'd be interested to know what prompted the removal of the signs because I suspect whatever that event was set things in motion.
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Weird - I just 10 minutes ago read the article below on CNN about the process of identifying the shooter within 30 minutes. The last sentence (albeit without an actual time) says, "The finding brought federal law enforcement officers to Crooks’ home and allowed investigators to hone in on who was responsible for the assassination attempt." The article implies that this too happened quickly, but maybe not before 11pm? I'm confused.
Follow-up to my own post - Here's another quote from the article that makes it a little clearer: "But the urgent ATF trace Saturday proved indispensable in identifying the Pennsylvania shooter, giving authorities a key clue toward his identity in less than half an hour." (bold by me)
Crooks reportedly had an IED in the vehicle he parked near the rally and another at his home. A transmitter was found near his phone and his body.I think something happened that made him change his plans.
Something that made him want to end his life
very important question answered here. thank you for sharing. Seems their hinky meter did not go off, the son was just ten hours late getting home...
Yes!! Thank you!!! I had it saved to my laptop, but it wouldn't attach to the post. Tech and me are not always friends.. lol
It doesn’t make sense. The math says that around 7pm he was identified. The next step would be going to the house and speaking with the occupants.
perhaps time spent processing the car, securing the crime scene had to be a huge priority
I want to point out that these two men here had to do something they never wanted to do. I can say with a good bit of certainty that while they are good at their job and train for these scenarios, I am sure they consider it a successful day if they never have to use their skills. Similar to our servicemembers who go to war, they have now had to end a life and justififably so, but I hope they are able to process this and move on.
I wouldn't have a clue, but I have to wonder how long it actually takes to construct an explosive device?
Exactly. There was reporting yesterday that he had received packages that were marked as possibly containing hazardous material, in the months prior to this.
also even though the main site looks very small , witness processing had to take some time and would they wait for the FBI to arrive? just thinking aloud.
That wouldn’t require an entire office though. The FBI’s Pittsburgh office is only 10 miles from the house.
