mickey2942
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Good grief. I am watching the news now, and they actually have video of the shooter, positioning himself on the roof!!!
I'm curious what kind of vehicle he had exactly. So now we know he bought a 5 foot ladder and I assume he brought that along and then now a bike so does he have a truck or was he carrying a ladder on the roof of the car and a bike on a bike rack? Initially, I thought well this kid just blended in, but now I am thinking otherwise.Can anyone please update me on anything to do with the bicycle? Last I heard, he had a vehicle in the parking lot. Didn't follow this thread much last night, now there's talk of a bicycle and backpack?
Two more newly released images also show a bicycle owned by Crooks that was recovered close to the scene, and a remote detonator, which was recovered from his dead body alongside his cellphone.
I wonder if this drone records and if so if it's stored somewhere or accessible even if deleted? Was he flying that drone over the area to see where security was located? Typically there are no fly zones and that would include drones.
Well, I can't verify anything to do with the bicycle pictured in that source I linked. It's being widely reported he left a cryptic message online before the shooting, which has since been found to be fake (not him, I guess), and he in fact didn't blend in and was spotted and deemed suspicious upwards of an hour before the shooting.I'm curious what kind of vehicle he had exactly. So now we know he bought a 5 foot ladder and I assume he brought that along and then now a bike so does he have a truck or was he carrying a ladder on the roof of the car and a bike on a bike rack? Initially, I thought well this kid just blended in, but now I am thinking otherwise.
I mean initially I thought he likely got as far as he did because he blended in. Typical rally attendee kind of thing, but now that we know he showed up and parked at a nearby gas station (I posted an article a couple days ago about that), with a 5 foot ladder and now a bike somewhere in the vehicle or on it. I'm going to guess most rally attendees don't show up with a ladder or a bike. lol We know some LE were watching him due to the range finder, but what about the ladder and the bike? If would be funny if someone didn't die and others get injured. It's like what else are we going to learn about this kid.Well, I can't verify anything to do with the bicycle pictured in that source I linked. It's being widely reported he left a cryptic message online before the shooting, which has since been found to be fake (not him, I guess), and he in fact didn't blend in and was spotted and deemed suspicious upwards of an hour before the shooting.
Just taking it all with a grain of salt until concretely corroborated across multiple well known sources.
It's just so many failures or things that went wrong. They were watching him for a while before this. When did they loose sight of him? Did he go one direction and they simply thought he was leaving?
And then to put off info about an account and then retract it. What's really going on?
I'm no security expert but I noticed a water tower some distance away. Could a SS sighter / lookout have been posted here to be able to see potential movement on roofs? Right before the shooting, I noticed someone directing people (who looked to be ground level) around the left side of the podium. I sure hope Secret Service wasn't performing additional duties like ushering.
Their very good at not being able to comment about an active investigation.
Jmo
debunked. Multiple times. On here.SBMFF
Yep. I just saw this reported by ABC.
“July 13th will be my premiere. Watch as it unfolds.”
(Message said to have been posted to STEAM gaming platform.)
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Trump rally gunman purportedly left message on gaming platform before shooting: Sources
The 20-year-old gunman searched for both Trump and President Joe Biden on his phone, sources said.abcnews.go.com
I completely agree. MOOIt looks like the FBI would be 100% sure before they release information.
Credibility is becoming an issue with the secret service and the FBI.
Moo...
It seems like there have been lots of comments already from The USSS Director all the way down the line to the local LEYes, its the law. They can't comment on an incident that's still under investigation. Most people at WS realize that limitation for LE in a criminal investigation. No one wants to compromise it.
That may be, but when SS looked over the outer perimeter, it should have occurred to them, the area was not being secured.This doesn’t make sense yet it does make sense. It doesn’t make sense based on his clothing, but does make sense based on the engagement delay.
Maybe it’s a practice for police to dress up as civilians at these things, but that comes with its own risks.
Unlike in Pennsylvania, this rally will be held indoors. Russell said that makes it easier to secure.
“I think you are probably going to see quite a few more indoor events,” he said. “They are just easier to secure because they are more defined, obviously the perimeter’s a lot easier to define. So I would venture that probably in the next several weeks following the convention, including President (Joe) Biden, you’re going to see a lot more indoor events than outdoor.”...
Some people are going to criticize the SS and FBI, no matter what they do or say. As long as they don't try to harm or kill them, its their right.It seems like there have been lots of comments already from The USSS Director all the way down the line to the local LE
I hope soLE across the country is watching this and the finger pointing. I don't know if they are federally mandated to work with USSS or not but I would imagine there will be significant changes moving forward in any coordinated events.
I have a name for it. Cluster**kNews just reported that the cops were traffic cops and they were not responsible for security.
There was no meeting of the minds in advance. There is a name for that but I didn’t catch it.