Now I'm confused by this.
There is the narrative that there were 3 snipers, one went home, one left to investigate, and the third left to help the sniper who locked themself out while investigating leaving the roof from which Crooks shot unguarded. (An appalling story!)
But there were snipers behind the stage, too. So these three snipers must be the total of snipers for the private buildings, not the total of all snipers, right? It wasn't one of those snipers who went home/locked themself out/ helped the one who locked themself out who finally killed Crooks, was it?
And, I guess these three (well, 2, one went home) were local LE? Because it was outside the perimeter? Or were they SS? I'm not following this anymore.
My amateur understanding from reading books like "Zero Fail," is that there are generally three zones. Right around the protected person is generally all SS. The next ring is generally a mix of SS and other LE. I considered the perimeter to refer to that ring. And the third ring is generally all other LE.
My initial understanding was that the people guarding the the building from which the shots were fired had to be local LE, because it's outside of the perimeter. But if Bennie Thomson is concerned...well he is in congress. Congress wouldn't be asking about local LE formally.
I also thought that it was reported that this was a small police force town. 3 snipers does not sound like a small force. Maybe it was state troopers? But again, not the preview of the House of Representatives.
Were those three snipers (2, since one left all together) Secret Service or State or Local?
MOO